Sciara Xara | |
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| Comune di Sciara | |
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  Sciara Location of Sciara in Italy Show map of Italy Sciara Sciara (Sicily) Show map of Sicily | |
| Coordinates:37°55′N13°46′E / 37.917°N 13.767°E /37.917; 13.767 | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Metropolitan city | Palermo (PA) |
| Area | |
• Total | 31.2 km2 (12.0 sq mi) |
| Population (Dec. 2004)[2] | |
• Total | 2,788 |
| • Density | 89.4/km2 (231/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 90020 |
| Dialing code | 091 |
Sciara (Xara in Sicilian;Sicilian pronunciation:[ˈʃara]) is acomune (municipality) near theMetropolitan City of Palermo in theItalian regionSicily, located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) southeast ofPalermo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,788 and an area of 31.2 square kilometres (12.0 sq mi).[3]
Sciara borders the following municipalities:Aliminusa,Caccamo,Cerda,Termini Imerese.
Sciara is a small farming town. The main crops are tomatoes, artichokes and olives. Many houses are empty because of emigration to the north of Italy, Germany and the United States during the 1970s, 1980s, etc., due to poor economic conditions. Many emigrants still own their land and houses in Sciara and are proud of their town.
Sciara was founded in 1671 by Prince FilippoNotarbartolo, under formal authorization by royal decree ofCharles II of Spain issued on 13 November 1671. Sciara was one of the over 30 fiefdoms owned by the House ofNotarbartolo.
In 1860 thefeudal system collapsed: peasants from Sciara chased away thegabellotti, occupied the land and distributed it among themselves.
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