Caltabellotta

Caltabellotta (Sicilian: Cataviḍḍotta) is a municipality (comune) in the province of Agrigento, in the autonomous island region of Sicily in Italy, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) south of Palermo and about 45 kilometres (28 mi) northwest of Agrigento.

Caltabellotta
Comune
Comune di Caltabellotta
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Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 37°35′N 13°13′E
Country	Italy
Region	Sicily
Province	Agrigento (AG)
Frazioni	Sant'Anna
Government
• Mayor	Paolo Luciano Segreto
Area [1]
• Total	124.09 km2 (47.91 sq mi)
Elevation	949 m (3,114 ft)
Population  (2025)[2]
• Total	3,094
• Density	24.93/km2 (64.58/sq mi)
Demonym	Caltabellottesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	92010
Dialing code	0925
Patron saint	Saint Pellegrino
Saint day	18 August
Website	Official website

As of 2025, with a population of 3,094, the municipality is the 235th-largest in Sicily. In addition to the main portion of Caltabellotta, it also contains the frazione of Sant'Anna.

History

Caltabellotta has been identified with the ancient Sicani town of Triocala, captured by the Romans in 99 BC. After the fall of the Western Roman Empire and several centuries under the Byzantine Empire, it was stormed by the Arabs, who later built here a castle. In 1090 it was conquered by the Normans of Roger I of Sicily.

The diocese of Triocala, called in Latin Trecalae in the Catholic Church's list of titular sees,^[3] is mentioned in the 6th-century Synecdemus as Τρόκαλις (Trocalis).^[4]

Its reputed first bishop was Saint Pellegrino, a disciple of Saint Peter. Historical documents give the names of four bishops of the see:^[5]

• Peter, mentioned in two letters of Pope Gregory I in about 598;
• Maximus, who took part in the Lateran Council of 649 called by Pope Martin I;
• Gregory, who signed the acts of the Third Council of Constantinople in 680;
• John, who participated in the Second Council of Nicaea

The town was the location of the Peace of Caltabellotta (1302) which ended the War of the Sicilian Vespers.

Demographics

As of 2025, the municipality has a population of 3,094, of whom 48.2% are male and 51.8% are female. Minors make up 11.7% of the population, and seniors make up 30.7%, compared to the Italian average of 14.9% and 24.7% respectively.^[2]

Historical population
Year Pop. ±% 1861 6,229 —     1871 6,570 +5.5% 1881 6,891 +4.9% 1901 7,462 +8.3% 1911 7,302 −2.1% 1921 7,098 −2.8% 1931 6,561 −7.6% 1936 6,936 +5.7%	Year Pop. ±% 1951 7,311 +5.4% 1961 6,894 −5.7% 1971 5,526 −19.8% 1981 5,267 −4.7% 1991 5,059 −3.9% 2001 4,448 −12.1% 2011 3,907 −12.2% 2021 3,238 −17.1%
Source: ISTAT[6][7]

As of 2024, the foreign-born population is 270, equal to 8.6% of the population. The 5 largest foreign nationalities are Romanians (86), Germans (80), Swiss (36), Venezuelans (15) and Brits (13).^[8]

Notable people

• Pedro de Luna - Peralta y Medici-Salviati