Troina

Troina

Troina

Comune in Sicily, Italy


Troina (Sicilian: Traina) is a comune (municipality) in the province of Enna, in the Italian region of Sicily. It is located in the Nebrodi Park. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").[3]

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History

Excavations have proved that the area of Troina was settled as early as the 7th millennium BC (a farm dating from that period, and a later necropolis). Of the Greek town (most likely known as Engyon) parts of the 4th-century-BC walls remain, while from the Roman age are baths. After the fall of the Western Roman Empire it was a Byzantine stronghold and during the Islamic period the religious and moral capital of the Greek and Christian Orthodox part of Sicily; Roger I of Sicily had in its castle (which he captured in 1061) also a start base of his conquest of the island.

During World War II, Troina was the site of a battle between the Allies and the Axis forces. The town was mostly destroyed during the six-day fighting (31 July 6 August 1943).

In 2021 the town began selling homes for as little as one euro in an effort to lure residents and increase the population size.[4]

Main sights

International relations

Twin towns — sister cities

Troina is twinned with:

See also


References

  1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. "The World Gazetteer". Archived from the original on 2013-02-10. Retrieved 2007-02-24.
  3. "Sicilia" (in Italian). Retrieved 1 August 2023.



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