San Mauro Castelverde
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San Mauro Castelverde is a comune
in the province of Palermo
in Sicily
. As of 2011 San Mauro Castelverde had an estimated population of 1,896.
Notable persons from San Mauro Castelverde include Santa Biondo
, who immigrated to the United States as a child and became famous as an opera singer during the 1930s.
, Argentina
Rush
, Leinster
, Ireland
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
in the province of Palermo
Province of Palermo
The Province of Palermo is a province in the autonomous region of Sicily, a major island in Southern Italy. Its capital is the city of Palermo. The Province of Palermo has 82 comuni , 1,239,272 inhabitants, and is 4,992 km² .-External links:...
in Sicily
Sicily
Sicily is a region of Italy, and is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Along with the surrounding minor islands, it constitutes an autonomous region of Italy, the Regione Autonoma Siciliana Sicily has a rich and unique culture, especially with regard to the arts, music, literature,...
. As of 2011 San Mauro Castelverde had an estimated population of 1,896.
Notable persons from San Mauro Castelverde include Santa Biondo
Santa Biondo
Santa Biondo was an American opera star whose career spanned from 1927 to 1938.-Early life and career:...
, who immigrated to the United States as a child and became famous as an opera singer during the 1930s.
Twinning
San Mauro Castelverde is twinned with the following places: Quilmes, Buenos AiresBuenos Aires Province
The Province of Buenos Aires is the largest and most populous province of Argentina. It takes the name from the city of Buenos Aires, which used to be the provincial capital until it was federalized in 1880...
, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
Rush
Rush, Dublin
Rush is a small seaside town, with a population of 8,280, situated between the communities of Skerries and Lusk in Fingal, Ireland. There has been a large population increase since the previous census in 2002, comprising mostly people from north Dublin....
, Leinster
Leinster
Leinster is one of the Provinces of Ireland situated in the east of Ireland. It comprises the ancient Kingdoms of Mide, Osraige and Leinster. Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, the historic fifths of Leinster and Mide gradually merged, mainly due to the impact of the Pale, which straddled...
, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...