Poggioreale Explained

Poggioreale
Official Name:Comune di Poggioreale
Coordinates:37.7667°N 15°W
Region:Sicily
Province:Trapani (TP)
Mayor:Girolamo Cangelos
Area Total Km2:37
Population Total:1496
Population As Of:28 February 2017
Population Demonym:Poggiorealesi
Elevation M:189
Saint:Saint Anthony of Padua
Day:June 13
Postal Code:91020
Area Code:0924

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.[1] [2]

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  1. Web site: Ruins of Poggioreale. 2020-11-22. 2020-11-22. atlas obscura.com. https://archive.today/20201122164304/https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/ruins-of-poggioreale. 2020-11-22. live.
  2. Web site: Ghost Town that refuses to Die. 2019-07-06. 2020-11-22. CNN. Marchetti. Silvia. https://archive.today/20201122143945/https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/sicily-ghost-town/index.html. 2020-11-22. live.