Militello in Val di Catania

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Militello in Val di Catania
Comune
Comune di Militello in Val di Catania
Coat of arms
Location of Militello in Val di Catania
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Coordinates: 37°17′N 14°47′E / 37.283°N 14.783°E / 37.283; 14.783
Country	Italy
Region	Sicily
Metropolitan city	Catania (CT)
Government
• Mayor	Giovanni Burtone
Area [1]
• Total	62.2 km2 (24.0 sq mi)
Elevation	413 m (1,355 ft)
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	7,359
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Demonym	Militellesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	95043
Dialing code	095
Patron saint	Santissimo Salvatore and Santa Maria della Stella
Saint day	August 18 and September 8
Website	Official website
UNESCO World Heritage Site
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Part of	Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto (South-Eastern Sicily)
Criteria	Cultural: (i)(ii)(iv)(v)
Reference	1024rev-003
Inscription	2002 (26th Session)
Area	1.43 ha (154,000 sq ft)
Buffer zone	27.48 ha (2,958,000 sq ft)

Militello in Val di Catania (Sicilian: Militeḍḍu) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Catania in the Italian region Sicily, located about 160 kilometres (99 mi) southeast of Palermo and about 35 kilometres (22 mi) southwest of Catania, on the last slopes of the Hyblaean Mountains. It has a railway station on the line Catania-Gela. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").^[3]