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Maniace

Maniace (; ) is a (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Catania in the Italian region Sicily, located about east of Palermo and about northwest of Catania.

Key facts

Italian comune.name: Maniace
Italian comune.official_name: Comune di Maniace
Italian comune.image_skyline: Nelson Castle - Maniace Catania - courtyard.jpg
Italian comune.image_caption: Courtyard in the Castello di Maniace
Italian comune.region: Sicily
Italian comune.metropolitan_city: Catania (CT)
Italian comune.mayor: Franco Parracello Parasiliti
Italian comune.area_total_km2: 37.7
Italian comune.population_total: 3753
Italian comune.population_as_of: 31 December 2021
Italian comune.population_demonym: Maniacesi
Italian comune.elevation_m: 787
Italian comune.postal_code: 95050
Italian comune.area_code: 095

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Maniace
Demonym: maniacesi
Population: 3757
Area: 37.7
Elevation: 787
Official website: www.comune.maniace.ct.it
Image: Nelson Castle - Maniace Catania - courtyard.jpg
Dialing code: 095
Licence plate code: CT

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Commons category: Maniace
postal code: 95050
P11012: Ghita Nørby
native label: Maniace
P12749: Martin Bottesch

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Main sights
Castello di Maniace
Monastic Church of St. Mary
References

Maniace (; ) is a (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Catania in the Italian region Sicily, located about east of Palermo and about northwest of Catania.

The municipality bears the name of George Maniakes (; ), a Byzantine general of the 11th century and catepan of Italy, known for his victories against the Arabs in Sicily.