HISTORY

The remotest roots of Caltanissetta are as yet uncertain. Relics from the Bronze Age and several cave-sepulchres seem to attest to prehistoric settlements. Some historians held that the city origins might be somehow related to the ancient Nissa, situated on a mount called Gibil (or Gabel). The earliest documented information goes back to the Norman conquest, dated 1086, when Count Roger took the Castle of Pietrarossa. A remarkable urban development was recorded in the 15th century, Caltanissetta extending its territory beyond the city walls.

Caltanissetta
Acquaviva Platani
Bompensiere
Butera
Campofranco
Delia
Gela
Marianopoli
Mazzarino
Milena
Montedoro
Mussomeli
Niscemi
Resuttano
Riesi
San Cataldo
Santa Caterina Villarmosa
Serradifalco
Sommatino
Sutera
Vallelunga Pratameno
Villalba

Castello di Falconara
Torre di Manfria
Sabucina
Vassallaggi

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