.mw-parser-output .hidden-begin{box-sizing:border-box;width:100%;padding:5px;border:none;font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .hidden-title{font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .hidden-content{text-align:left}You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Italian. (January 2022) Click [show] for important translation instructions. Machine translation, like DeepL or Google Translate, is a useful starting point for translations, but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate, rather than simply copy-pasting machine-translated text into the English Wikipedia. Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low-quality. If possible, verify the text with references provided in the foreign-language article. You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation. A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Italian Wikipedia article at [[:it:Poggioreale (Italia)]]; see its history for attribution. You should also add the template ((Translated|it|Poggioreale (Italia))) to the talk page. For more guidance, see Wikipedia:Translation.
Poggioreale
Comune
Comune di Poggioreale
Derelict buildings in Poggioreale
Derelict buildings in Poggioreale
Coat of arms of Poggioreale
Coat of arms
Location of Poggioreale
Map
Poggioreale is located in Italy
Poggioreale
Poggioreale
Location of Poggioreale in Italy
Poggioreale is located in Sicily
Poggioreale
Poggioreale
Poggioreale (Sicily)
Coordinates: 37°46′N 13°2′E / 37.767°N 13.033°E / 37.767; 13.033
CountryItaly
RegionSicily
ProvinceTrapani (TP)
Government
 • MayorGirolamo Cangelos
Area
[1]
 • Total37 km2 (14 sq mi)
Elevation
189 m (620 ft)
Population
 (28 February 2017)[2]
 • Total1,496
 • Density40/km2 (100/sq mi)
DemonymPoggiorealesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
91020
Dialing code0924
Patron saintSaint Anthony of Padua
Saint dayJune 13
WebsiteOfficial website (in Italian)

Poggioreale (Sicilian: Poggiuriali) is a ghost town and comune in the province of Trapani, western Sicily, southern Italy, located in the Belice valley. The Economy was mostly based on agriculture and fruit cultivation.

Earthquake: The Belice Valley earthquake destroyed the entire town of Poggioreale and killed 200 people in 1968. Eventually the town was rebuilt in a safer place a few kilometers south.[3] Some of the families moved to the USA, according to a CNN article.[4] Mayor Girolamo Cangelosi wants to bring Poggioreale back to its former glory.[5] Some of the former residents and their families have been on organized tours of Poggioreale. They reunited using social media and the internet.[6] According to the New York Post, Sicilians call it their modern Pompeii.[7] Unfortunately Mayor Girolamo Cangelosi was seriously injured in an auto accident. It remains unclear what effect this may have upon his reconstruction efforts.[8]

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. ^ "Ruins of Poggioreale". atlas obscura.com. 2020-11-22. Archived from the original on 2020-11-22. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  4. ^ Marchetti, Silvia (2019-07-06). "Ghost Town that refuses to Die". CNN. Archived from the original on 2020-11-22. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  5. ^ Hechtman, Michael (2019-07-06). "Mayor Wants Help". NY Post. Archived from the original on 2020-11-07. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  6. ^ Donati, Silvia (2020-01-10). "Finding Families Past". Italy Magazine Com. Archived from the original on 2020-11-22. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  7. ^ Hechtman, Michael (2019-07-06). "Mayor Wants Help". NY Post. Archived from the original on 2020-11-07. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  8. ^ "Mayor Girolamo Cangelosi is breathing without machines (in Italian)".
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