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]