Racalmuto

Racalmuto (Sicilian: Racalmutu) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Agrigento in the Italian Autonomous Region of Sicily, located about 90 kilometres (56 mi) southeast of Palermo and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) northeast of Agrigento.

Racalmuto Racalmutu (Sicilian)
Comune
Comune di Racalmuto
Leonardo Sciascia's dedication to Racalmuto.
Coat of arms
Location of Racalmuto
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Coordinates: 37°24′N 13°44′E
Country	Italy
Region	Sicily
Province	Agrigento (AG)
Government
• Mayor	Vincenzo Maniglia
Area [1]
• Total	68.3 km2 (26.4 sq mi)
Elevation	455 m (1,493 ft)
Population  (31 December 2011[2])[3]
• Total	8,833
• Density	130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Demonym	Racalmutesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	92020
Dialing code	0922
Website	Official website

Racalmuto is the setting of Angelo F. Coniglio's historical fiction novella The Lady of the Wheel.^[4]

Racalmuto borders the following municipalities: Bompensiere, Canicattì, Castrofilippo, Favara, Grotte, Milena, Montedoro.

Notable people

Racalmuto was the birthplace and lifelong home of author Leonardo Sciascia (1921–89) Luigi Infantino, Opera tenor Recalmuto 24 April 1921 Rome 22 June 1991

Bibliography

• Leonardo Sciascia: Wine Dark Sea, 2001
• Angelo F. Coniglio: The Lady of the Wheel, 2012

Twin towns

• Hamilton, Ontario, Canada^[5]
  • Murray St. in Hamilton's Little Italy is known as Corso Racalmuto, after the Racalmutesi immigrants who populated the area^[6]
• Finale Ligure, Italy