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Aidone
Aiduni
Comune di Aidone
Location of Aidone
Map
Aidone is located in Italy
Aidone
Aidone
Location of Aidone in Italy
Aidone is located in Sicily
Aidone
Aidone
Aidone (Sicily)
Coordinates: 37°25′N 14°27′E / 37.417°N 14.450°E / 37.417; 14.450
CountryItaly
RegionSicily
ProvinceEnna (EN)
Government
 • MayorVincenzo Lacchiana
Area
 • Total210.78 km2 (81.38 sq mi)
Elevation
800 m (2,600 ft)
Population
 (30 November 2017)[2]
 • Total4,813
 • Density23/km2 (59/sq mi)
DemonymAidonesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
94010
Dialing code0935
Patron saintSaint Lawrence
Saint dayAugust 10
WebsiteOfficial website

Aidone (Gallo-Italic of Sicily: Aidungh or Dadungh; Sicilian: Aiduni) is a town and comune in the province of Enna, in region of Sicily in southern Italy. The extensive archaeological site of Morgantina is on a ridge close to the town.

There are a variety of etymologies proposed for the name of the town. One suggests putatively derives from the Arabic Ay dun meaning mountain of water.[3]

See also

Main sights

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. ^ Dizionario geografico dei comuni della Sicilia e delle frazioni comunali, by Giuseppe di Vita; Editor: F Pravata, Palermo; 1906; page 10.