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Adrano is a town in the east of the Italian region of Sicily.
It is situated around 41km northwest of Catania, which is also the capital of the province to which Adrano belongs. It lies near the foot of Mount Etna, at the confluence of the Simeto and Salso rivers. It is the commercial center for a region where olives and citrus fruit are grown. In 2005, Adrano had 35,696 inhabitants on an area of 82.51 km².
Adrano occupies the site of the ancient city Adranon, which took its name from Adranos, a god probably of Phoenician origin. In Roman times the town identified with Vulcan (mythology) whose chief temple was built by Dionysius the Elder in 400 BC by near a temple of the god Hadranus. For a time it was the headquarters of Timoleon, and it was the first town taken by the Romans in the First Punic War (263 BC). In the center of the modern town rises the castle, built by a Norman, Roger I in the 11th century. In the chapel attached to the castle there are frescoes representing his granddaughter, Adelasia, who founded the convent of Saint Lucia in 1157. The columns in the principal church are of black lava. Fierce fighting took place in Adrano during World War II.
It is situated around 41km northwest of Catania, which is also the capital of the province to which Adrano belongs. It lies near the foot of Mount Etna, at the confluence of the Simeto and Salso rivers. It is the commercial center for a region where olives and citrus fruit are grown. In 2005, Adrano had 35,696 inhabitants on an area of 82.51 km².
Adrano occupies the site of the ancient city Adranon, which took its name from Adranos, a god probably of Phoenician origin. In Roman times the town identified with Vulcan (mythology) whose chief temple was built by Dionysius the Elder in 400 BC by near a temple of the god Hadranus. For a time it was the headquarters of Timoleon, and it was the first town taken by the Romans in the First Punic War (263 BC). In the center of the modern town rises the castle, built by a Norman, Roger I in the 11th century. In the chapel attached to the castle there are frescoes representing his granddaughter, Adelasia, who founded the convent of Saint Lucia in 1157. The columns in the principal church are of black lava. Fierce fighting took place in Adrano during World War II.
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