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Ventimiglia di Sicilia
Comune
Comune di Ventimiglia di Sicilia
Coat of arms
Location of Ventimiglia di Sicilia
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Coordinates: 37°55′N 13°34′E / 37.917°N 13.567°E / 37.917; 13.567
Country	Italy
Region	Sicily
Metropolitan city	Palermo (PA)
Government
• Mayor	Antonio Rini
Area [1]
• Total	26 km2 (10 sq mi)
Elevation	540 m (1,770 ft)
Population  (2001)[2]
• Total	2,193
• Density	84/km2 (220/sq mi)
Demonym	Ventimigliesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	90020
Dialing code	091
Patron saint	Maria SS. del Rosario
Saint day	First Sunday in October
Website	Official website

Ventimiglia di Sicilia (Sicilian: Calamigna) is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Palermo, located in the autonomous region of Sicily, Italy. Though "Ventimiglia di Sicilia" is its official name, in Sicilian, the city is known as Calamigna.

Ventimiglia was founded in the 1620s by Don Girolamo del Carretto. The town was named after his wife, Beatrice Ventimiglia. In 1863, "di Sicilia" was added to Ventimiglia, to differentiate the city from the town of Ventimiglia in Liguria. The city is neighbored by the towns Baucina, Bolognetta, Caccamo, Casteldaccia and Ciminna.

The town is also home to an advanced observatory, the Osservatorio di Ventimiglia di Sicilia "Ezio Brancato" (Ventimiglia di Sicilia Observatory) run by The Organizzazione Ricerche e Studi di Astronomia (Organization for the Research and Study of Astronomy) or ORSA, built in 2001.

There is also an emigrant community from the town in New York City. They have a plot with graves for members of the “Club di Figli Maria SS Rosario / Ventimiglia Sicula” in the “Second Calvary” section of Calvary Cemetery in Queens , New York City.

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• (in Italian) ORSA Observatory Link
• (in Italian) Official Site

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