- Source: Partinico
Partinico (Sicilian: Partinicu, Ancient Greek: Parthenikòn, Παρθενικόν) is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Palermo, Sicily, southern Italy. It is 30 kilometres (19 mi) from Palermo and 71 kilometres (44 mi) from Trapani.
Main sights
Church of San Giuseppe, housing 17th-century paintings
Neo-Classicist Chiosco della Musica
Baroque fountain
Notable people and places
The father of American musician Frank Zappa was born in Partinico. The street Via Zammatà where the Zappa family once lived, was later renamed to Via Frank Zappa. In 2015 Zappa's son Dweezil released an album titled Via Zammata'.
The Italian prime minister Vittorio Emanuele Orlando represented Partinico in the Italian Parliament from 1897 until 1925.
Danilo Dolci was an Italian social activist, sociologist, popular educator and poet, and for some time resident at Partinico.
The local, family-run, anti-Mafia television station Telejato is based in the town. It is owned by Pino Maniaci.
See also
Sanctuary of Madonna del Ponte
Gallery
References
External links
Comune di Partinico (in Italian)
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Vittorio Emanuele Orlando
- Partinico
- Domenico Raccuglia
- Frank Coppola (mobster)
- Sanctuary of Madonna del Ponte
- List of Sicilian Mafia members by city
- Vito Vitale
- Giovanni Bonomo
- Sicily
- Vittorio Emanuele Orlando
- Frank Zappa
