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Sampieri is a municipality in the province of Ragusa in the region of Sicily in Italy with 15,317 inhabitants (as of 31 December 2012).

Location and data

Sampieri is located 35 km southwest of Ragusa on the river Sampieri on an area of ​​113.5 km ². The inhabitants mainly work in agriculture and in the food processing industry in canneries.

Sampieri is located on the railway line Caltanissetta Gela - Syracuse.

The neighboring municipalities are Modica, Noto (SR ), Pachino ( SR ), Pozzallo and Rosolini (SR ).

History

Here people were already living in the past. In the Middle Ages there was a place of finishes the Normans. The city was destroyed by an earthquake in 1693 and rebuilt in the same place. Until 1935 the town was called Spaccaforno.

Attractions

In Sampieri

  • Church of Santa Maria Maggiore Vincenzo Sinatra with remarkable altar and frescoes by Vito D' Anna
  • Cathedral of San Bartolomeo from the 18th century with a double staircase from Piazza Maria Jose
  • Annunziata church, in the square, built in the early 18th century, with beautiful stucco work
  • Bruno Belmonte Palace, the City Hall in the Art Nouveau style built by Ernesto Basile

In the surrounding area

  • Parco della Forza, an archaeological park around the ancient city Spaccaforno
  • Cava d' Sampieri, a deep limestone canyon with caves

Pictures

Cathedral of San Bartolomeo

Chiesa della Annunziata

Town hall

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