Lentini

For other uses, see Lentini (disambiguation).
Lentini
Lintini (Sicilian)
Comune
Comune di Lentini
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San Francesco all'Immacolata
Santissima Trinità e San Marziano
Chiesa della Fontana
Chiesa del Sacro Carcere dei Tre Santi
Train station
Municipio
Santa Maria la Cava e Sant'Alfio
Coat of arms of Lentini
Coat of arms
Nickname(s): 
Città delle arance (Italian) (lit. 'City of Oranges')[1]
Location of Lentini
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Lentini is located in Italy
Lentini
Lentini
Location of Lentini in Italy
Lentini is located in Sicily
Lentini
Lentini
Lentini (Sicily)
Coordinates: 37°17′N 15°00′E / 37.283°N 15.000°E / 37.283; 15.000
CountryItaly
RegionSicily
ProvinceSyracuse (SR)
Government
 • MayorRosario Lo Faro (Lista civica)
Area
[2]
 • Total215.75 km2 (83.30 sq mi)
Elevation
53 m (174 ft)
Population
 (31 October 2023)[3]
 • Total21,425
 • Density99/km2 (260/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Italian: Lentinese(i)
Sicilian: Lintinisi (masc.), Lintinisa (fem.)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
96016
Dialing code095
Patron saintSaints Alphius, Philadelphus and Cyrinus
Saint dayMay 10
WebsiteOfficial website

Lentini (pronounced [lenˈti.ni]; Sicilian: Lintini; Latin: Leontīnī; Ancient Greek: Λεοντῖνοι) is a town and comune in the Province of Syracuse, southeastern Sicily (Southern Italy), located 35 km (22 miles) north-west of Syracuse.

  1. ^ "Lentini, città delle arance rosse e..." Guida Sicilia (in Italian). 17 April 2023. Archived from the original on 21 February 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.