Sampieri

Sampieri
Frazione
Sunset on Sampieri's beach
Sampieri
Location of Sampieri in Italy
Coordinates: 36°43′18.4″N 14°44′13.7″E / 36.721778°N 14.737139°E / 36.721778; 14.737139Coordinates: 36°43′18.4″N 14°44′13.7″E / 36.721778°N 14.737139°E / 36.721778; 14.737139
Country  Italy
Region  Sicily
Province Ragusa (RG)
Comune Scicli
Elevation 10 m (30 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 669
Demonym(s) Sampiruoti / Sampieroti
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 97018
Dialing code (+39) 0932
Website Official website

Sampieri (Sicilian: Sampèri) is a southern Italian fishing village and hamlet (frazione) of Scicli, a municipality in the Province of Ragusa, Sicily. In 2011 it had a population of 669.[1]

History

Originally settled in the 6th century BC with the name of Apolline, it was known as Marsa Siklah (Scicli Harbour) during the Arab domination of Sicily.[2]

Geography

The village is located by the Mediterranean Coast, between Cava d'Aliga (3 km west) and Marina di Modica (4 km east). It is 10 km from Scicli, 11 from Pozzallo, 12 from Donnalucata, 22 from Marina di Ragusa and Ispica, 25 from Modica and Rosolini, and 38 from Ragusa.[3] Sampieri railway station, located just outside the village, is part of the Canicattì-Gela-Ragusa-Syracuse railway.[4]

Main sights

The Fornace Penna, a brickyard built in 1909 in the locality Pisciotto,[5] represents an industrial archaelolgical monument. With the fictional name of Mànnara, the furnace was filmed in several episodes of the Italian TV series Inspector Montalbano.[6][7]

References

  1. 1 2 (in Italian) Sampieri on italia.indettaglio.it
  2. ↑ (in Italian)History of Sampieri (sampieri.it)
  3. ↑ 355548852 Sampieri on OpenStreetMap
  4. ↑ 914387099 Sampieri railway station on OpenStreetMap
  5. ↑ (in Italian) Pisciotto (sampieri.it)
  6. ↑ (in Italian) "Scicli, the furnace of Montalbano searcing for a new life". Corriere della Sera
  7. ↑ "The Fornace Penna of Montalbano". La Sicilia
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