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Capizzi | |
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| Comune di Capizzi | |
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| Coordinates:37°51′N14°29′E / 37.850°N 14.483°E /37.850; 14.483 | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Metropolitan city | Messina (ME) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Giacomo Leonardo Purrazzo |
| Area | |
• Total | 69.9 km2 (27.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,100 m (3,600 ft) |
| Population (1 January 2014)[2] | |
• Total | 2,284 |
| • Density | 32.7/km2 (84.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | Official website |
Capizzi (Greek:Καπίτιον;Latin:Capitium) is acomune (municipality) in theMetropolitan City of Messina in theItalian regionSicily, located about 100 kilometres (62 mi) southeast ofPalermo and about 100 kilometres (62 mi) southwest ofMessina.
Capizzi borders the following municipalities:Caronia,Cerami,Cesarò,Mistretta.
The origins of Capizzi are unclear, although certainly ancient. Capitium is mentioned byCicero andPtolemy, and appears from the former to have been a place of some importance. He mentions it in conjunction with Haluntium (modernSan Marco d'Alunzio), Enguium (modernGangi), and other towns in the northern part of the island, and Ptolemy enumerates it among the inland cities of Sicily. Its situation on the southern slope of the mountains ofCaronia, about 26 kilometres (16 mi) from theTyrrhenian Sea, and the same distance from Gangi (Enguium), accords well with the ancient indications.[3]
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