Monreale

Monreale
Comune di Monreale
Interior of Monreale Cathedral.
Interior of Monreale Cathedral.
Coat of arms of Monreale
Location of Monreale
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Monreale is located in Italy
Monreale
Monreale
Location of Monreale in Italy
Monreale is located in Sicily
Monreale
Monreale
Monreale (Sicily)
Coordinates: 38°04′54″N 13°17′20″E / 38.08167°N 13.28889°E / 38.08167; 13.28889
CountryItaly
RegionSicily
Metropolitan cityPalermo (PA)
FrazioniAquino, Borgo Fraccia, Borgo Schirò, Cicio di Monreale, Giacalone, Grisì, Monte Caputo, Pietra, Pioppo, Poggio San Francesco, San Martino delle Scale, Sirignano, Sparacia, Tagliavia, Villaciambra
Government
 • MayorAlberto Arcidiacono
Area
 • Total530.18 km2 (204.70 sq mi)
Elevation
310 m (1,020 ft)
Population
 (31 October 2017)[2]
 • Total39,032
 • Density74/km2 (190/sq mi)
DemonymMonrealesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
90046
Dialing code091
Patron saintSt. Castrensis
Saint day11 February
Websitehttp://www.monrealeduomo.it/

Monreale (/ˌmɒnriˈæl/; Italian pronunciation: [monreˈaːle]; Sicilian: Murriali[3]) is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Palermo, in Sicily, Southern Italy. It is located on the slope of Monte Caputo, overlooking the very fertile valley called "La Conca d'oro" (the Golden Shell), a production area of orange, olive and almond trees, the produce of which is exported in large quantities.[4] The town, which has a population of approximately 39,000, is about 7 kilometres (4 miles) inland (south) of Palermo, the regional capital.

Monreale forms its own archdiocese and is home to Monreale Cathedral, a historical Norman-Byzantine cathedral, one of several buildings named in a UNESCO World Heritage Site, a group of nine inscribed as Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalù and Monreale.

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Monreale" is a contraction of monte-reale, "royal mountain", so-called from a palace built here by Roger I of Sicily
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference EB1911 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).