Agira

Agira is a city in the province of Enna in Sicily region of Italy with 8430 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012).

Location and data

The community Agira located 37 kilometers east of Enna at an altitude of 650 meters above Lake Pozzillo. Agira is located on the SS 121 Adrano - Leon Forte.

Agira covers an area of ​​163.11 km ². The inhabitants live on agriculture, there are cereals, legumes, almonds, olives, and wine. In the trades, there are other jobs in joinery and forging. In the vicinity of Agira there are also quarries and mineral water springs.

The neighboring municipalities are Assoro, Castel di Iudica (CT ), Catenanuova, Enna, Gagliano Castelferrato, Nissoria, Ramacca (CT) and Regalbuto.

History

Agira was founded in 399 BC as a Greek city. The former name was Agyrion. After rulers include the Romans and the Arabs. From Arabic time the situation is still preserved. In 1693 the church was badly damaged by an earthquake.

Attractions

In Agira there are numerous interesting churches. Almost all date from the 16th century:

• Chiesa e oratorio Santissimo Salvatore Aragonese Portal, it is at the Piazza Roma
• Church of Santa Margherita, the largest church of Agira, it has 14 columns
• Chiesa San Pietro Apostolo
• Chiesa Santa Maria Satira
• Badia San Filippo, with paintings by Giuseppe Velasquez
• Chiesa Sant'Antonio di Padova, with a statue of St. Sylvester Chiesa Sant'Antonio di Padova
• Chiesa Sant'Antonio Abate
• Church of the Annunziata
• Chiesa di San Tommaso
• Chiesa e convento di Sant'Agostino
• Chiesa del Purgatorio
• Chiesa della Madonna del Carmelo
• Chiesa di Santa Chiara
• Chiesa di Santa Maria degli Angeli
• Chiesa di Santa Maria delle Grazie
• Chiesa di Santa Maria di Gesù
• Convento dei Minori Riformati

On the hill there is a

• Fort with some towers of the Arabic Age