Comitini, Municipality in Province of Agrigento, Italy
Comitini is a small commune in the Free Municipal Consortium of Agrigento, in the interior of Sicily. The village sits on hilly terrain, well away from the coast, and has only a few hundred inhabitants.
The site goes back to Roman times, when it served as a relay station called statio comitina, where travelers could change horses on long journeys. This stopping point is what gave the village its name over time.
The Mother Church of Saint James the Greater has shaped the town's character since the 1600s and remains central to local life. The church square serves as a gathering place where residents meet and celebrate together.
The village is small enough to walk through in a short time, though some streets are steep given the hilly terrain. Having a car is helpful for reaching the surrounding countryside.
Comitini is one of the smallest communes in all of Italy, with a population that fits comfortably in a single city block elsewhere. Despite its size, it functions as a fully independent municipality with its own administration.
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