Poggioreale

For the quarter of Naples, see Poggioreale (Naples). For the Italian Renaissance villa, see Poggio Reale (villa).

Poggioreale
Comune
Comune di Poggioreale
Derelict buildings in Poggioreale
Coat of arms
Location of Poggioreale
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Coordinates: 37°46′N 13°2′E
Country	Italy
Region	Sicily
Province	Trapani (TP)
Government
• Mayor	Girolamo Cangelos
Area [1]
• Total	37 km^2 (14 sq mi)
Elevation	189 m (620 ft)
Population  (28 February 2017)[2]
• Total	1,496
• Density	40/km^2 (100/sq mi)
Demonym	Poggiorealesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	91020
Dialing code	0924
Patron saint	Saint Anthony of Padua
Saint day	June 13
Website	Official website (in Italian)

Poggioreale (Sicilian: Poggiuriali) is a ghost town and comune in the province of Trapani, western Sicily, southern Italy, located in the Belice valley. The Economy was mostly based on agriculture and fruit cultivation.

In 1968, the Belice Valley earthquake destroyed the entire town of Poggioreale and killed 200 people. The town was eventually rebuilt in a safer place a few kilometers south.^[3][4]

Notable people

• Biagio Varisco (1902–1970), agriculturalist and developer

References

1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
2. "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
3. "Ruins of Poggioreale". atlas obscura.com. 2020-11-22. Archived from the original on 2020-11-22. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
4. Marchetti, Silvia (2019-07-06). "Ghost Town that refuses to Die". CNN. Archived from the original on 2020-11-22. Retrieved 2020-11-22.