Ustica (Palermo Province) is 36 km. northwest of Palermo in the Tyrrhenian sea. This island has an area of 8.65 sq. km. and a population of over 1200, post-code 90010, tel. 091. Economy: tourism.
It was inhabited as early as 1500 BC as part of the Milazzo culture, similar to the Aeolian Islands. The town of Ustica was founded in the later 17th century. Its history is bound up with the Falconiera Fortress and the Santa Maria and Spalmatore Towers, built by the Bourbons to defend it from corsair raids.
It is the first Sea Reserve in Italy. In 1959, the International Exhibition of Underwater Activities was instituted here. In 1984, the International Academy of Underwater Science and Technology was founded here.
Churches (Palermo Diocese) include the following:
S. Ferdinando Re (Chiesa Madre)
Families researched in those records include the following:PittorinoRussoSarni
Links to other sites about Ustica 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.
It was inhabited as early as 1500 BC as part of the Milazzo culture, similar to the Aeolian Islands. The town of Ustica was founded in the later 17th century. Its history is bound up with the Falconiera Fortress and the Santa Maria and Spalmatore Towers, built by the Bourbons to defend it from corsair raids.
It is the first Sea Reserve in Italy. In 1959, the International Exhibition of Underwater Activities was instituted here. In 1984, the International Academy of Underwater Science and Technology was founded here.
Churches (Palermo Diocese) include the following:
Families researched in those records include the following:
Links to other sites about Ustica 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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