Troina (Enna Province) is 64 km from Enna, alt. 1121 m, at the southernmost tip of the southern Nebrodi, area 166.95 sq km, pop. 10,574, post-code 94018, tel. 0935. Economy: agriculture (cereals, almonds, olives); stock-farming.
Here there was an ancient Sicel city, identified by some as Engyum or Herbita and by others as the polis Tyrakinai of Stephen the Byzantine, which prospered until the early Middle Ages.
Here Count Roger founded two Basilian monasteries and the Cathedral church attached to the first Norman bishopric in Sicily (1082-1096).
Troina has always remained part of the royal domain.
Of interest is the Norman Tower.
Churches (Nicosia Diocese) include the following:
Maria SS. Assunta (Chiesa Madre)
Chiesa della Santissima Annunciata (historic)
Chiesa di San Silvestro (historic)
Maria SS. del Carmelo
San Matteo
San Sebastiano
Santa Maria degli Angeli
Families researched in those records include the following:
Amato
Calabrese
Schinocca
Trovato
Links to other sites about Troina include:
Troina Photos
Italian Wikipedia
Italian Towns
Italian Postal Codes
Sicily Web
Sicilia
Sicilian Net
My latest book on CD is titled Sicily, Part 1 and Part 2 is now available on 2 CDs. 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.
Here there was an ancient Sicel city, identified by some as Engyum or Herbita and by others as the polis Tyrakinai of Stephen the Byzantine, which prospered until the early Middle Ages.
Here Count Roger founded two Basilian monasteries and the Cathedral church attached to the first Norman bishopric in Sicily (1082-1096).
Troina has always remained part of the royal domain.
Of interest is the Norman Tower.
Churches (Nicosia Diocese) include the following:
Families researched in those records include the following:
Links to other sites about Troina include:
My latest book on CD is titled Sicily, Part 1 and Part 2 is now available on 2 CDs. 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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