Contessa Entellina
Contessa Entellina (Albanian: Kuntisa) is a small comune in the Metropolitan City of Palermo, in Sicily, southern Italy.
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| Comune di Contessa Entellina Bashkia e Kuntisës | |
Landscape of Contessa Entellina | |
Location of Contessa Entellina | |
Contessa Entellina Location of Contessa Entellina in Italy Contessa Entellina Contessa Entellina (Sicily) | |
| Coordinates: 37°44′N 13°11′E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Metropolitan city | Palermo (PA) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Leonardo Spera |
| Area | |
| • Total | 136.48 km2 (52.70 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 571 m (1,873 ft) |
| Population (30 June 2017) | |
| • Total | 1,721 |
| • Density | 13/km2 (33/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Contessioti |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 90030 |
| Dialing code | 091 |
| Patron saint | Saint Nicholas of Myra |
| Saint day | December 6 |
| Website | Official website |
Is located in the "Valle del Belìce" at 571 metres (1,873 ft) above sea level in the mountains called Brinjat, is situated 80 km from Palermo. The country, along with Piana degli Albanesi and Santa Cristina Gela, is among the three ethnic communities of Arbëreshë of Sicily, who still speak Albanian, carefully preserve the Orthodox rite, the Albanian costumes, musical and gastronomic traditions of the ancient Albania.
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