Sortino

Sortino
Comune
Comune di Sortino
Aerial view of Sortino
Coat of arms
Sortino Location of Sortino in Italy
Coordinates: 37°10′N 15°2′E / 37.167°N 15.033°E
Country	Italy
Region	Sicily
Province / Metropolitan city	Syracuse (SR)
Government
• Mayor	Vincenzo Buccheri
Area
• Total	93.19 km^2 (35.98 sq mi)
Elevation	438 m (1,437 ft)
Population (31 December 2010)[1]
• Total	8,955
• Density	96/km^2 (250/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Sortinesi
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	96010
Dialing code	0931
Patron saint	St. Sofia
Saint day	10 September
Website	Official website

Sortino (Sicilian: Sciurtinu) is a town and comune in the Province of Syracuse, Sicily (Italy). It is located in the Anapo river valley.

The Necropolis of Pantalica, part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of "Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica" is situated between Sortino and Ferla.

Churches

Sortino has fifteen Roman Catholic churches despite only having a population of under 9,000 people. The main church is the Chiesa Madre di S. Giovanni Evangelista. Below is a list of them all.

The abstract shaped Chiesa di San Giuseppe.

• Chiesa del Monastero
• Chiesa di S. Sebastiano
• Chiesa di S. Sofia
• Chiesa Madre di S. Giovanni Evangelista
• Chiesa di S. Benedetto
• Chiesa di S. Pietro
• Chiesa dei Cappuccini
• Chiesa del Collegio
• Chiesa di S. Antonio Abate
• Chiesa di S. Mauro
• Chiesa della SS. Annunziata
• Chiesa del Purgatorio
• Chiesa del Carmine
• Chiesa di S. Francesco d'Assisi
• Chiesa di S. Giuseppe

Twin towns

• Riedstadt, Germany
• Murter, Croatia

References

1. All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)