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Comune in Sicily, Italy
Ventimiglia di Sicilia
(
Sicilian
:
Calamigna
) is a town and
comune
in the
Metropolitan City of Palermo
, located in the autonomous region of
Sicily
,
Italy
. Though "Ventimiglia di Sicilia" is its official name, in
Sicilian
, the city is known as Calamigna.
Ventimiglia was founded in the 1620s by
Don
Girolamo del Carretto. The town was named after his wife, Beatrice
Ventimiglia
. In 1863, "di Sicilia" was added to Ventimiglia, to differentiate the city from the town of
Ventimiglia
in
Liguria
. The city is neighbored by the towns
Baucina
,
Bolognetta
,
Caccamo
,
Casteldaccia
and
Ciminna
.
The town is also home to an advanced observatory, the
Osservatorio di Ventimiglia di Sicilia "Ezio Brancato"
(Ventimiglia di Sicilia Observatory) run by The
Organizzazione Ricerche e Studi di Astronomia
(Organization for the Research and Study of Astronomy) or ORSA, built in 2001.
There is also an emigrant community from the town in New York City. They have a plot with graves for members of the “Club di Figli Maria SS Rosario / Ventimiglia Sicula” in the “Second Calvary” section of Calvary Cemetery in Queens , New York City.
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