Alimena (
Palermo Province) is 100 km. from
Palermo, alt. 740 m., in the southwestern Madonie, between the Rivers Salso and Imera Meridionale, area 59.4 sq. km., pop. over 2900, post-code 90020, tel. 0921. The economy is agricultural.
The original nucleus of the town was built in 1603 by Don Pietro Alimena, a native of Cosenza. The town grew under Don Antonio Alimena from 1628.
Churches (
Cefalu Diocese) include the following:
Santa Maria Maddalena (Chiesa Madre)
Links to other sites about Alimena include:
Palermo Province
Italian Wikipedia
Italian Towns
Italian Postal Codes
Sicily Web
Sicilia
Sicilian Net
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