Mineo Province of Catania Sicily Italy
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Mineo

Mineo (Sicilian: Minìu; Ancient Greek: Μέναιον, Μέναινον or Μεναί; Latin: Menaeum, Menaenum or Menae) is a town and comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Catania, part of Sicily, Italy. It lies 64 kilometres (40 mi) southwest of Catania, 56 kilometres (35 mi) from Ragusa, 54 kilometres (34 mi) from Gela, and 22 kilometres (14 mi) from Caltagirone. It has approximately 5,600 inhabitants. It serves as the center of the cult of Saint Agrippina of Mineo. Among the churches in the town are: Sant'Agrippina Santi Pietro e Paolo Santa Maria Maggiore It is also a site of interest since Luigi Capuana, one of Italy's most famous writers in the 19th and early 20th centuries, hailed from Mineo and was at one time the town's mayor. Mineo now houses a small library and museum dedicated to Capuana.
Known in ancient times as: Menai
Periods/Settlements: classical, hellenistic-republican, roman, roman-early-empire-late-antique, late-antique, modern

Distance between:

Rome to Mineo 342 Miles / 551 Kms
Milan to Mineo 636 Miles / 1024 Kms
Venice to Mineo 580 Miles / 934 Kms


Postal Code 95044


Population 2020

Total: 5251
Total Men: 2753
Total Women: 2753