PETRALIA SOTTANA

'Petralia Sottana' is a town and commune in the Province of Palermo, in the island of Sicily, Italy.

Contents

Geography

Coat of arms

Notable natives

External links

Geography

The Madonie Mountains cover the commune. It is bounded by the comuni of
Alimena, Blufi, Caltanissetta (CL), Castelbuono, Castellana Sicula, Geraci Siculo, Isnello, Marianopoli (CL), Petralia Soprana, Polizzi Generosa, Resuttano (CL), Santa Caterina Villarmosa (CL), Villalba (CL) and the Fractions Piano Battaglia, Landro, Recattivoand Tudia.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms include a flamingo pink to rose to rosy white with three lillies and a golden edge. The color ranges from ocean blue to sky bloe to light snow-like blue to white reading ''Lilium Petrae''. The crown on the top is shaped with lilly-leaf and on top and peach circles on the bottom of the crown.

Notable natives

★ Luciano Chiara (July 2, 1910 - June 10, 1969 in Palermo) a mathematician,

External links

★ Birth Indices 1885-1895

★ Mapquest - Petralia Sottana

★ Petralia Sottana Genealogy

★ Petralia Sottana

★ Sicily Web - Petralia Sottana