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Bronte

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Italian comune

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
comune of Italy
Official name
Bronte
Country
Italy
Population
18220
Area
250.86
Elevation
760
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Shares border with
Zafferana Etnea
Official website
www.comune.bronte.ct.it
Image
Foto zino - panoramio.jpg
Dialing code
095
Licence plate code
CT
Patron saint
Blaise of Sebaste
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postal code
95034
Commons category
Bronte
category for people born here
Category:Births in Bronte
topic's main category
Category:Bronte
category of associated people
Category:People from Bronte, Sicily
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Encyclopedic overview

Bronte (Arbëreshë Albanian: Brontë) is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Catania, in Sicily, southern Italy. The town is situated approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) west-northwest from Mount Etna, on the side of the valley of the Simeto river, and about 32 kilometres (20 mi) west from Giarre and Sicily's eastern coast. Bronte's economy relies mostly on farming, particularly of pistachio nuts. The town was settled and historically inhabited by the Arbëreshë community.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bronte” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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