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Palermo (or Palìajmmu in the dialect of the area) is the capital of Sicily, has a population of 624,848 inhabitants (as of 2025), is the fifth city in Italy by population after Rome, Milan, Naples and Turin and the 30th city in Europe. Considering its area metropolitan area, its number of inhabitants rises to 1 192 726, its number of inhabitants rises to 1 192 726, its metropolitan area counts the 27 municipalities of its province. It is the main city and the economic and administrative capital of the province of the same name and of Sicily. It collects monuments from all historical periods from the Phoenicians to the present day. For cultural, artistic and economic reasons it has been one of the largest cities in the Mediterranean and today it is one of the main tourist cities of the region and the country.

History

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Panorama di Palermo

The area where the city of Palermo is now was inhabited already in prehistory, in fact in Monte Piddirinu there are evidence of prehistoric populations, in particular the graffiti they left inside caves. Palermo was founded in the 8th century. C.|eighth century BC]] the Phoenicians, around a natural gorge and in the middle of two rivers, the Kemonia and the Papyreto, in northwestern Sicily.

Palermo remained Phoenician until the First Punic War (264 BC-241 BC), when Sicily fell under Roman rule. This period was one of the most peaceful in its history, under the provincial administration of Syracuse. The Phoenician name was Zîz, but the Ancient Greeks called it Panormos, which means all port. When the Roman Empire split, Sicily, and also Palermo, became part of the Byzantine Empire.

The situation remained so until the ninth century, when the Muslims invaded northern Africa and then Sicily; they took Palermo in 831 and the rest of Sicily in 965. The Muslims changed the capital of Sicily from Syracuse to Palermo (which took the name of Balarm), and thus it became for the first time in its history the most important city of Sicily for trade and culture; sources say that the city had more than 300 mosques and also say that it was a time of prosperity and Christians and Jews could live in peace, side by side, in the same city.

After 200 years the Normans arrived (precisely in 1071) and in a short time conquered the city and the whole island. Palermo remained the capital and, in addition, became the capital of the empire. After the Normans, came the Swabians from 1194 to 1266; the city had its highest splendor with the arrival of Emperor Frederick II of Hohenstaufen in the thirteenth century, who, at his death, had himself crucified in the Cathedral of Palermo.

Then came the Angevins, from 1266 to 1282 (who moved the capital to Naples, because it was a city more easily managed and not subject to revolts, as Palermo was); then came the Aragonese from 1282 to 1500 and after the Spanish. In 1713 the city was taken by the Bourbons, who moved the capital to Naples permanently, and so it remained until 1860 with the invasion of Sicily by the Piedmontese commanders Garibaldi.

From this moment on, economic and political interests moved away from the city, which had been important until then. In honor of the Italian unity, the municipality of Palermo begins the construction of major architectural works, including the cutting of Via Roma (Palermo) and the construction of the two most important theaters in the city: the Massimo and Palermo Theatre. the Politeama.

See also

Population

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The evolution of the number of inhabitants of Palermo:

  • 1550: 55,000
  • 1853: 185,000

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  • 1861: 199.911
  • 1871: 223.689
  • 1881: 244,898
  • 1901: 309.566
  • 1911: 339.465
  • 1921: 397.486
  • 1931: 379.905
  • 1936: 411.879
  • 1951: 490.692
  • 1961: 587.985
  • 1971: 650.645
  • 1981: 701.782
  • 1991: 698.556
  • 2001: 686,722
  • 2004: 679,730
  • 2007: 663.173

Palermo is the only large Italian city that from 1971 to 2001 increased its population.

Palermo, in 2007, was the fifth city in Italy, among all 103 provincial capitals, for the highest percentage of young population (15-29 years): 21.2%.

The neighborhoods

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The Four Commandments - The Historic Quarters

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[[File:4 mandamenti.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Picture of the historic center of Palermo] The historic center of Palermo (first district), corresponding to what at the time was the city within the fifteenth century walls, is divided by two streets that cross at the Four corners and go to create the "Croatian" Suli"), the via Maqueda and Lu Càssaro. These two streets create four historic districts known as the four commandments:

  • The Cause or Court Order,
  • The Lodge or Mannamentu Castellammari,
  • The Seralcadi or the Head or Command Mount Pietà,
  • Briaria or Royal Palace Decree.

These neighborhoods were arranged in the past centuries: the first transformation was made in 1600 with the cutting of the via Maqueda, which created the baroque cross; the second was made in 1885 with the cutting of Via Roma.

Fraction

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Palermo has several hamlets; the most important are Munneddu and Sferracavaddu. These hamlets are both located in the northern part of the city and in the coastal area. Another hamlet of Palermo is Baida, which is located above the city: it is small, but very quiet compared to the chaos of the city.

Instructions

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Palazzo Steri, seat of the rectorate of the University of Palermo Studies

International Institute for the Diffusion of Language and Culture

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Ricecca

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Structures of the National Research Council present in Palermo

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  • Alberto Monroy Institute of Biomedicine and Molecular Immunology
  • Territorial articulation of the institute
    • Institute of Computing and Networking
    • Institute for Intelligent Systems for Automation
    • Institute for the Study of Nanostructured Materials
    • Institute of Plant Genetics
    • Institute for Educational Technologies
    • Institute of Biophysics

Monument

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The city of Palermo is full of monuments of different eras and architectural styles. The main ones are:

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Palazzo Reali
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Zisa
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Cathedral

[[Image:Palermo-San-Giovanni-bjs-2.jpg|thumb|right|St.

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San Cataldo
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Teatro Massimo

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Pretoria Fountain
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Port

Transport

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Urban Transportation

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Urban transport is provided by the subway and the bus.

Metropolitana

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The Palermo Metro, operated by the AMAT and the FS, uses the railway tracks and has two lines.

    • The line A has 14 stations: Central Station, Vespri-Policlinic, Palazzo Real-Orleans, Notarbartolo, France, San Lorenzo-Colli, Cardillo-Zen, Tommaso Natale, Island of the Women, Capaci, Capaci-Capi, Carine, Carine Falcone-Borsellino Airport. The project for the expansion of line A, includes the construction of new stops: Ruccella, Brancaccio residential, Guadagna, Palace of Justice, Lolli, Lazio-Ristivo, Belgium, La Malfa, Sferracavaddu. Line A runs from 4:45 to 22:00 towards the airport, and from 5.30 to 23.00 towards the Central Station, every day of the week and makes fewer runs on weekends. At the end of the works (which began on February 22, 2008) the service will be every 5/10 minutes.
    • Line B has 4 stations (Notarbartolo, Emperor Frederick, Fera, Giachery). The works for the line B that were allocated, provide for the realization of 4 new stops: Port, Politeama, Malaspina-Catania, Lazio-Libertati. Line B runs from 6:40 to 20:40, only on weekdays. At the end of the works the train passes every 5 minutes.

Bus

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Public transport is provided by the AMAT. The bus lines run throughout the city and also reach a few nearby municipalities. Hours are 4:00 am to midnight. Lines N1 and N2 are night lines and run from 23.00 to 4.00. The head of the line is located in the area "Passo di Rigano" . In addition to the traditional buses, there are others in open version, which are used in the states to connect the center to Munneddu.

Trams

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The lines of the tram are under construction and when the works are finished there are then two terminals, one in the Ruccedda area and one in the Brancacciu area, protected lanes and 3 lines:

Metropolitan reads

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The construction of the light railway on umma with unmanned aerial vehicles has been planned. Two lines were to start from the roundabout of the street Oreto on strata Regione Siciliana and were to reach Munneddu, with different routes. Trains should pass one every 3 minutes and the expected stations are: Svincolo oreto; Oreto south; Oreto north; Giulio Cesare Square; Stock Exchange Square; Teatro Massimo; Polyteam; Archimedes; Notarbartolo; Out; Empedocles Restivo; Alcide De Gasperi ;Stadio; Liberty-Lazio; Announcement Street; Aldisio; Scalea Spear; Hadrian Villa; JEN San Filippo Neri; Thomas Natale; Piano Verde; Partanna-Mondello.

Bike paths

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There are two cycle paths of 7 kilometers: one passes by the sea and the other leads from the sea (port area) to the Sicilian Region road.

Highways

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The city of Palermo is connected, thanks to the bypass or strata Regione Siciliana (with 2 lanes per direction of traffic, plus the emergency lanes), to 4 motorways:

  • A19: connects Palermo with Catania, is not paid, crosses areas with few inhabitants. Inaugurated by ANAS in 1975, it has a record: the longest viaduct in Italy, which serves as a junction for Enna.
  • A20: connects Palermo with Messina, if paid, partially completed in 2005. In 2006, more than 21 million vehicles passed through this highway.
  • A29: connects Palermo with Mazara del Vallo in the province of Trapani, is not paid. Lack of service areas.
  • A29 dir: part of the A29 connects Palermo with Trapani.

The province has designed a new tangent further outside of Palermo, which should connect the highways North with those in South, going from Villabàti to the Airport of Palermo-Punta Raisi.

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Palermo-Punta Raisi Airport

Airports

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  • Palermo-Punta Raisi Airport, the official name has been changed to Aeroporto Falcone e Borsellino: it is the ninth Italian airport by number of passengers (4,511,000 in 2007<ref>Template:Quote web</ref>), is located about 35 km from Palermo in the direction Trapani. In 2008 it was still in the expansion phase, so it would have to go from 35,000 square meters of passenger space to 100,000 square meters.
  • Palermo-Vuccadifarco Airport: former military airport, in 2005 the airport became civil. It is located within the city and is used for regional flights.

Port

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Porto tourisco dell'Acquasanta

Railway

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Central Station

The main stations of Palermo are:

  • Central Station: built at the end of the 19th century, at the end of World War II were built two more floors with the same style neoclassical of the base. At the same time, pendulums were built on the tracks to replace those destroyed during the war. Currently (2009) it has 12 tracks and inside there are shops and places to eat.
  • Notarbartolo Station: built in the 70s to serve the new northern area of ​​the city. The shape is very particular because the station structure is at street level, while the tracks are located below. It has 7 binaries. Inside there are restaurants and various shops. In 2008 work began to modernize the building and to build a shopping center.
  • [[Palermo Lolli Station|Lolli Station]: was built at the end of the 19th century thanks to the initiative of some nobles of Palermo to connect with the area of ​​Trapani full of agricultural fields, was closed in the middle of the 20th century and is now closed. A plan has been presented to recover the building, perhaps as a new station or stop for the future metro.
  • Orleans Station: built in 2001, is located below street level. Used as a subway stop, it is located in a favorable position to the work traffic. In fact, it is located near the University of Palermo, the Palazzo dei Normanni and one of the most important squares in the city.

Sports

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Balloon

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Auto racing

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  • Targa Florio: remains the oldest car race in the world. Until the 1970s, it was a race valid for the world championship, later transformed into a rally of international importance.

Cycling

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  • In May 1930, the second stage of the Giro d'Italia (Ferriata d'Italia in Sicilian) ended in Palermo.
  • On 12 May 1986 the first stage of the Giro d'Italia (timekeeper) was in Palermo.
  • On 30 May 1993 the eighth stage of the Giro d'Italia ended in Palermo.
  • On 10 May [[2008] from Palermo started the Giro d'Italia.

Boxing

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  • Nino Castellini was one of the greatest boxers of Italian and Sicilian boxing; at the age of 25 he was already Italian superwelter champion, had been the protagonist in two world championships (1970 and 1972) and had participated in the Monaco Olympics. He died in a road accident on the A29 Palermo-Punta Raisi on August 26, 1976.
  • Michele Orlando, European welterweight champion 2008, is originally from the neighborhood Nuci and keeps high the Sicilian boxing tradition in the rings of Europe and the world.

Canoapolo

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  • Ghisamestieri Palermo, social colors white and blue. It is the only team in the city to win a trophy for the victory of the national championship in 2000, and also won two Italian Cups, in 2004 and 2005. He plays in the top series of the national championship.
  • C.N.Marina S.Nicola, social colors white and blue. He plays in the top series of the national championship.
  • Trinacria Canoe Society, social colors yellow and red. He plays in the top series of the national championship.

Other sports

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5-a-side football

Men's Basketball

  • Basketball Ares Palermo

Women's Basketball

Ballball

Rugby

Pallamano

N-line hockey

Balloon

Baseball

American football

Rowing

Athletics

Kung Fu

Tradition

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  • 20 January, Liturgical Feast of St. Sebastian Martyr.
  • 5 February, Liturgical Feast of St. Agatha, feast of the Holy Patroness.
  • 3 June, Feast of St. Anthony of Padua. Celebrations.
  • June 15, Feast of St. Vitus Martyr.
  • June 18, Feast of St. Calojro. Celebrations.
  • July 15, Feast of Santa Rosalia, liturgical and processional feast, sacred and profane. 04 September, climb to the sanctuary of Monte Pellegrino.
  • July 26, Feast of St. Anne, feast of the patron saint.
  • July. Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel or Our Lady of Carmon.
  • August 23, Feast of Our Lady of the Chain, miracle of August 23, 1392. Feast of the holy patron saint at the eponymous church in Cala.
  • 8 December, Feast of the Immaculate Conception. Celebrations in the church of St. Francis of Assisi at the Immaculate Conception called "Chiuvara" and at the cathedral. Historically documented manifestation.
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  • Feast of Our Lady of Constantinople or Our Lady of Itria or Odigitria, feast of the patron saint.

Illustrious Characters

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Sister cities

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Bibliography

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In the iDaisy universe

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The iDaisy Woo goes to Palermo during Sicilian cruises in April and May.

Note

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To know more

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