Bronte

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Bronte is a Sicilian town historically associated with the British title "Duke of Bronté," famously granted to Admiral Horatio Nelson.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Bronte canonical 7
Bronté 1
town of Bronte 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement
municipality
town
climate Mediterranean climate
continent Europe
country Italy
countrySubdivision Region of Sicily
governedBy municipal council
grantedAsTitleTo Horatio Nelson
hasAgriculturalSpecialization pistachio cultivation
hasAreaCode +39 095
hasCoatOfArms coat of arms of Bronte
hasDemonym Brontese
hasEconomyBasedOn agriculture
hasGeographicFeature volcanic terrain
hasHeritage Sicilian
hasHistoricalAssociationWith Duke of Bronté
Horatio Nelson
hasHistoricalEvent granting of Duchy of Bronté to Horatio Nelson
hasMainEconomicSector agro‑industry
hasMunicipalStatusSince 19th century
hasNearbyRiver Simeto River
hasOfficialName Comune di Bronte
hasPostalCode 95034
hasReligiousTradition Roman Catholicism
hasTourismType food tourism
rural tourism
hasTransportConnection regional roads of Sicily
isKnownFor Bronte pistachios
connection to Admiral Horatio Nelson
isPartOfHistoricKingdom Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (by unification of Naples and Sicily)
surface form: Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
languageUsed Italian
localLanguage Sicilian
locatedIn Province of Catania
Sicily
locatedInGeographicRegion eastern Sicily
locatedInTimeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
locatedNear Mount Etna
locatedOn Mount Etna
surface form: slopes of Mount Etna
notableProduct citrus fruits
olive oil
pistachios
partOf Metropolitan City of Catania
titleCreatedBy Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies
surface form: King Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies
titleCreationYear 1799
usesCurrency euro

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Referenced by (9)

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

Brontë hasVariant Bronte
Province of Catania (modern administrative area) contains Bronte
subject surface form: Province of Catania
Castello di Maniace near Bronte
this entity surface form: town of Bronte
William Nelson hasConnectionTo Bronte
this entity surface form: Bronté