Caltagirone

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Caltagirone is a historic town in Sicily renowned for its rich Baroque architecture and traditional ceramic craftsmanship.

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Caltagirone canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
town
architecturalStyle Sicilian Baroque
artisanalTradition glazed terracotta
majolica ceramics
belongsToCulturalArea Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto
surface form: Val di Noto Baroque towns
climate Mediterranean climate
continent Europe
country Italy
economySector agriculture
ceramic industry
tourism
governmentType Italian comune administration
hasDemonym Caltagironesi
hasFestival St James's Day
surface form: Feast of Saint James
hasLandmark Cathedral of San Giuliano
Church of San Francesco d’Assisi
Civic Museum of Ceramics
Public Garden of Caltagirone
Santa Maria del Monte staircase
hasMuseum Regional Museum of Ceramics of Caltagirone
hasPatronSaint Apostle James the Greater
surface form: Saint James the Greater
hasPostalCodeType Italian CAP
heritageDesignation part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto"
historicalEvent rebuilt after the 1693 Sicily earthquake
historicalRegion Kingdom of Sicily
knownFor Baroque
surface form: Baroque architecture

decorated staircases
hand-painted tiles
pottery production
traditional ceramics
language Italian
localLanguage Sicilian
locatedIn Metropolitan City of Catania
Sicily
locatedInTimeZone Central European Time
locatedOn island of Sicily
observesDaylightSavingTime Central European Summer Time
partOf Italy
Southern Italy
province Catania
region Sicily
religionTraditionallyAssociated Roman Catholicism
touristAttractionType cultural tourism destination
UNESCORegion Val di Noto
urbanForm historic hill town

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sicilian Baroque developedIn Caltagirone
Province of Catania (modern administrative area) contains Caltagirone
subject surface form: Province of Catania
Province of Catania contains Caltagirone
Val di Noto hasPart Caltagirone
Val di Noto hasUNESCOTown Caltagirone
Comiso Airport (nearby) nearbyCity Caltagirone
subject surface form: Comiso Airport