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 =
| pushpin_map_alt =
| 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
References
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External links
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- {{in lang|en}} [http://www.comune.santa-croce-camerina.rg.it Official website]
{{Province of Ragusa}}
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Category:Municipalities of the Province of Ragusa
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