Modica
Modica (Italian: [ˈmɔːdika]; Sicilian: Muòrica) is a city and comune of 54,456 inhabitants in the Province of Ragusa, Sicily, southern Italy. The city is situated in the Hyblaean Mountains.
Modica
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| Comune di Modica | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Modica | |
Modica Location of Modica in Italy Modica Modica (Sicily) | |
| Coordinates: 36°51′N 14°46′E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Province | Ragusa (RG) |
| Frazioni | Frigintini, Marina di Modica |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Maria Monisteri Caschetto |
| Area | |
| • Total | 290.77 km2 (112.27 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 296 m (971 ft) |
| Population (28 February 2017) | |
| • Total | 54,456 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (490/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Modicani |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 97015 |
| Dialing code | 0932 |
| Patron saint | St. George |
| Saint day | 23 April |
| Website | Official website |
| Part of | Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto (South-Eastern Sicily) |
| Criteria | Cultural: (i)(ii)(iv)(v) |
| Reference | 1024rev-004 |
| Inscription | 2002 (26th Session) |
| Area | 9 ha (970,000 sq ft) |
| Buffer zone | 34 ha (3,700,000 sq ft) |
Modica has neolithic origins and it represents the historical capital of the area which today almost corresponds to the Province of Ragusa. Until the 19th century it was the capital of a County that exercised such a wide political, economical and cultural influence to be counted among the most powerful feuds of the Mezzogiorno.
Rebuilt following the devastating earthquake of 1693, its architecture has been recognised as providing outstanding testimony to the exuberant genius and final flowering of Baroque art in Europe and, along with other towns in the Val di Noto, is part of UNESCO Heritage Sites in Italy.