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It was the seat of the Byzantine governor of the island. Catania was under an Islamic emirate for two centuries, after which it fell to the Normans of Roger I of Sicily. Subsequently, the city was ruled by a bishop-count (1072). In 1194–1197 the city was sacked by German soldiers during after the conquest of the island by emperor Henry VI.
The province of Catania (Italian: provincia di Catania; Sicilian: pruvincia di Catania) was a province in the autonomous island region of Sicily, Italy. Its capital was the city of Catania . It had an area of 3,552 square kilometres (1,371 sq mi) and a total population of about 1,116,917 as of 31 December 2014.
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (IATA: CTA, ICAO: LICC), also known as Vincenzo Bellini Airport (Italian: Aeroporto Internazionale Vincenzo Bellini di Catania-Fontanarossa), is an international airport 2.3 NM (4.3 km; 2.6 mi) southwest [1] of Catania, the second largest city on the Italian island of Sicily.
The first airfield to open on the island was Catania Airport in May 1924 followed by Palermo–Boccadifalco Airport that was opened on 28 June 1931. In the 1930s, during the Italian fascist era, several airfields such as Trapani–Milo Airport (1936), Comiso Airport (1937), Pantelleria Airport (1938) and Ponte Olivo Airfield were built to control the Mediterranean Sea but during World War II ...
The Metropolitan City of Catania (Italian: città metropolitana di Catania) is a metropolitan city in Sicily, Italy. Its capital is the city of Catania . It replaced the province of Catania and comprises the city of Catania and other 57 comuni ( sg. : comune ).
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 5 January 2025. Active volcano on the east coast of Sicily, Italy "Mongibello" redirects here. For the fictional location, see The Talented Mr. Ripley. Mount Etna Etna with the city of Catania in the foreground (December 2007) Highest point Elevation 3,403 m (11,165 ft)(varies) Prominence 3,403 m (11,165 ...
2nd C. CE – Amphitheatre of Catania; 251 CE – Lava stream threatens the town. [1] 535 CE – Belisarius of the Byzantine Empire takes Sicily. [1] 4th–5th C. CE – Roman Catholic diocese of Catania active. [3] 902 CE – Catania "sacked by the Saracens" during the Muslim conquest of Sicily. [1] 1090 – Catania Cathedral founded. [4] [1]
Territorially, both Sicily and Sardinia include several minor islands and archipelagoes that are administratively dependent on the mother islands. Sicily is the largest island in the Mediterranean (25,708 km 2) and one of the largest of Europe, while Sardinia is only slightly less extensive (24,090 km 2). The lowlands are generally limited in ...