Santa Croce Camerina

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{{Infobox Italian comune

| name = Santa Croce Camerina

| official_name = Comune di Santa Croce Camerina

| native_name = {{native name|scn|Santa Cruci Camarina}}

| image_skyline = Faro-Punta-Secca.jpg

| imagesize =

| image_alt =

| image_caption = The lighthouse in the {{lang|it|frazione}} of Punta Secca

| image_shield = Santa Croce Camerina-Stemma.svg

| shield_alt =

| image_map = File:Map of comune of Santa Croce Camerina (province of Ragusa, region Sicily, Italy).svg

| map_alt =

| map_caption = Santa Croce Camerina within the Province of Ragusa

| pushpin_label_position =

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| coordinates = {{coord|36|50|N|14|31|E|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_footnotes =

| region = Sicily

| province = Ragusa (RG)

| frazioni = Casuzze, Kaukana, Punta Secca, Punta Braccetto

| mayor_party =

| mayor = Giuseppe Dimartino

| area_footnotes =

| area_total_km2 = 41.09

| population_footnotes = {{in lang|it}} [http://demo.istat.it/bil20111009/index.html Source]: Istat 2011

| population_total = 10973

| population_as_of = 30 November 2017

| pop_density_footnotes =

| population_demonym = Camerinesi

| elevation_footnotes =

| elevation_m = 87

| twin1 =

| twin1_country =

| saint = Saint Joseph

| day = March 19

| postal_code = 97017

| area_code = 0932

| website = {{official website|http://www.comune.santa-croce-camerina.rg.it}}

| footnotes =

}}

Santa Croce Camerina ({{langx|scn|Santa Cruci Camarina}}) is a town and {{lang|it|comune}} in the province of Ragusa, Sicily, in southern Italy. As of 2017 its population was of 10,973.

History

In 2014, the town was scene to the Santa Croce Camerina crime.{{Cite web |last=Cataudella |first=Alessia |date=2024-11-29 |title=Dieci anni fa l'omicidio del piccolo Lorys, una delle pagine più nere della cronaca italiana. Il papà: «Sempre accanto a me» |url=https://www.lasicilia.it/cronaca/dieci-anni-fa-lomicidio-del-piccolo-lorys-una-delle-pagine-piu-nere-della-cronaca-italiana-il-padre-e-sempre-accanto-a-me-2336653/ |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=La Sicilia |language=it-IT}}

Geography

The municipal territory of Santa Croce is surrounded by the one of Ragusa, except for the coastline.{{OSM|r|39164|Santa Croce Camerina}} The hamlets ({{lang|it|frazioni}}) are the villages of {{ill|Casuzze|it}}, Kaukana, Punta Secca and {{ill|Punta Braccetto|it}}, the latter being shared with Ragusa.

See also

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