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Comiso Comìsio (Greek) | |
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| Comune di Comiso | |
.jpg) A view of Comiso | |
 Flag -Stemma.svg) Coat of arms | |
.svg) Comiso within the Province of Ragusa | |
Location of Comiso  | |
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| Coordinates:36°57′N14°36′E / 36.950°N 14.600°E /36.950; 14.600 | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Province | Ragusa (RG) |
| Frazioni | Pedalino, Quaglio |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Maria Rita Annunziata Schembari |
| Area | |
• Total | 65.4 km2 (25.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 209−270 m (−677 ft) |
| Population (30 November 2017)[2] | |
• Total | 29,857 |
| • Density | 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Comisani |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 97013 |
| Dialing code | 0932 |
| Patron saint | Saint Blaise |
| Saint day | Last Sunday of July |
| Website | Official website |
Comiso (Sicilian:U Còmisu) is acomune of theProvince of Ragusa,Sicily,Southern Italy. As of 2017, its population was 29,857.[2]
In the past Comiso has been incorrectly identified with the ancient Greek colony ofCasmene inMagna Graecia.
Under theByzantines a new borough began to grow on Comiso's present site around the monasteries of St. Nicolò and Saint Blaise, expanding further under the laterNorman and Aragonese domination of Sicily. It was later a fief of theChiaromonte,Cabrera andNaselli families: the latter, counts of the city from 1571, boosted the economy of the city and built new district outside the ancient walls.
Comiso was devastated by the1693 earthquake and rebuilt on the same spot as the old ruins in theSicilian Baroque style.
The United States Air Force deployedGround Launched Cruise Missiles (GLCM) toComiso Air Base in June 1983. Women from Italy, Europe, and other parts of the world created a peace camp in Comiso in 1983 to protest the building of the base. They were inspired by women activists at theGreenham Common Women's Peace Camp in England.[3]
The missiles were eventually dismantled after theIntermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) was signed by the former Soviet Union and the United States on 8 December 1987. The last 16 GLCMs left Comiso Air Base in 1991 and the American-occupied part of the base was returned to Italian control.
Comiso borders with the municipalities ofChiaramonte Gulfi,Ragusa andVittoria.[4]
The municipality has two hamlets (frazioni):Pedalino and Quaglio. The town 22 kilometres (14 mi) west of Ragusa and 6 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) east of Vittoria.
The main productive sectors are agriculture (wine and vegetables) and trades, including smithery, cabinet making and marble work. TheComisana breed of sheep takes its name from Comiso.
Comiso is connected to the nearby towns and cities by bus service and has a railway station, which lies on theSyracuse–Ragusa–Gela–Licata–Canicattì line. The train journey to Ragusa is 30 minutes, to Syracuse 2 hours 30 minutes, and to Licata 1 hour and 45 minutes.
Comiso Airport is located only 5 kilometres (3 mi) north of the town. It was previously a military base and it re-opened as a civil airport in 2013.
The main roads serving Comiso are the SS.115 (Sud Occidentale Sicula) and the SS.514 (di Chiaramonte).
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