Barrafranca (Enna Province) is 35 km from Enna, alt. 450 m, in the Monti Erei, between the torrents Tardara and Braemi, area 53.6 sq km, pop. 13,628, post-code 94012, tel. 0934. Agricultural economy.
This is probably the ancient Hybla Heraia or Galeota or Galatina, later Romanized with the name Callonania.
In Norman times it was called Convincino; it became a fief of the Barresi family around the year 1330. Two hundred years later, Matteo Barresi of Pietraperzia further developed the town, rebuilding parts of it, and gave it its present name.
Churches (Piazza Armerina Diocese) include the following:
Maria SS. della Purificazione (Chiesa Madre, 17th century)
Madre della Divina Grazia
Maria SS. della Stella
Maria SS. dell'Itra
S. Famiglia di Nazaret
Families researched in these records include the following:AleoBonuraCapiciCiacchiaraCostaCrapanzoCuratoleFaraciMentaNicolettiPaternoSicilianaTambe
Links to other sites about Barrafranca include:
Italian Wikipedia
Italian Towns
Italian Postal Codes
Sicily Web
Sicilia
Sicilian Net
My latest book on CD is titled Sicily - A Reference for Researchers and is now available. With a file for each town (plus many other files), it relates the history of Sicily as reflected in the photos, records and festivals of its towns. It contains over 2500 text and photo files and can be ordered at CD order.
This is probably the ancient Hybla Heraia or Galeota or Galatina, later Romanized with the name Callonania.
In Norman times it was called Convincino; it became a fief of the Barresi family around the year 1330. Two hundred years later, Matteo Barresi of Pietraperzia further developed the town, rebuilding parts of it, and gave it its present name.
Churches (Piazza Armerina Diocese) include the following:
Families researched in these records include the following:
Links to other sites about Barrafranca include:
My latest book on CD is titled Sicily - A Reference for Researchers and is now available. With a file for each town (plus many other files), it relates the history of Sicily as reflected in the photos, records and festivals of its towns. It contains over 2500 text and photo files and can be ordered at CD order.
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