Menfi
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The town lies some Template:Convert from the south coast of Sicily, between the rivers Belice and Carboj. In 1910, a full third of the population of the town of Menfi had emigrated to the United States.[1] Other major recipients were Argentina, Brazil, and Venezuela.
Main sights
- A tower (Torre Federiciana), which is the remains of a medieval castle built by Frederick II of Hohenstaufen in 1238, perhaps over an Arab fortification.
- Chiesa Madre ("Mother Church"), built in the 18th century but destroyed by an earthquake in 1968. It was later rebuilt.
- Church of St. Joseph (1715).
The remains of an Iron Age prehistoric settlement were found in the 1980s outside of the town.
Twin towns
- Template:Flagicon Canelli, Italy, since 1997
- Template:Flagicon Chivilcoy, Argentina, since 1999
- Template:Flagicon Ettlingen, Germany, since 2004
Notable People
Joe Masseria, former Boss of the Genovese Crime Family
References
External links
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