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Polizzi Generosa

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Comune di Polizzi Generosa
Image:Image:PolizziGenerosa-Stemma.png
Municipal coat of arms
Country Image:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Region Sicily
Province Palermo (PA)
Mayor Salvatore Glorioso (since may 27, 2003)
Elevation 917 m
Area 134.33 km² km²
Population
 - Total (as of december 31, 2004) 4.530
 - Density 34/km²
Time zone CET, UTC+1
Coordinates 37°49′N 13°53′E
Gentilic Polizzani
Dialing code 0921
Postal code 90028
Patron San Gandolfo
Website: Comune di Polizzani


Polizzi Generosa is a town (population 4,530) in the Province of Palermo on the island of Sicily in Italy. The town sits in the hills at 917 meters (3,008 feet), and was probably founded in late Middle Ages, growing around the castle built by the Normans Count of Sicily Roger I in 1076.

Americans connected to Polizzi Generosa include film directors Martin Scorsese and character actor Vincent Schiavelli, all second-generation Sicilian-Americans whose families came from the town. Schiavelli was also a food and cookbook writer who wrote about Polizzi Generosa and his roots in Many Beautiful Things: Stories and Recipes from Polizzi Generosa (2002 - ISBN 0-7432-1528-1)

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