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Chiusa Sclafani (Palermo Province) is 80 km. from Palermo, alt. 658 m., on the northwest face of Cozzo Ruzzolone, in the mid-valley of the River Sosio, area 57.4 sq. km., pop. over 3,600, post-code 90033, tel. 091. Economy: agriculture, stockbreeding, timber industries.
Count Matteo Sclafani founded Chiusa in 1320, on the site of an ancient hamlet. In 1354 it became a fief of the Peralta family, and later (second half of the 15th century) of the Cordovas, the Gioienis and the Colonnas.
Of interest is the Monastero della Badia.
Churches (Monreale Diocese) include the following:
San Nicolo di Bari (Chiesa Madre, 14th century)
Chiesa di San Sebastiano (17th century, historic)
Santa Caterina
San Carlo in San Carlo suburb
Families we've researched in these records include the following:BarbieraBilelloBoscoCampiscianoCaroniaCarrubaCiaccioCascioCiusaGaglianelloGebbia PizzitelloGiordanoGiorgiola PortaLiottaMarsalaMartinoMilittoNapoliPalisiPiazzaProvenzanoRagusaScarnaTaffaroZito
Links to other sites about Chiusa Sclafani include:
Chiusa Sclafani Photos
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.
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