Pachino
Pachino
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| Comune di Pachino | |
Panorama of Pachino | |
Location of Pachino | |
| Coordinates: 36°43′N 15°6′E / 36.717°N 15.100°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Province | Syracuse (SR) |
| Frazioni | Marzamemi |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Giuseppe Gambuzza |
| Area | |
• Total | 50.98 km2 (19.68 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 65 m (213 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2024) | |
• Total | 22,086 |
| • Density | 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Pachinese |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 96018 |
| Dialing code | 0931 |
| Patron saint | Madonna Assunta |
| Saint day | 15 August |
| Website | comune.pachino.sr.it |
Pachino (Italian pronunciation: [paˈkiːno]; Sicilian: Pachinu [paˈciːnʊ]) is a town and comune in the Province of Syracuse, Sicily (Italy). The name derives from the Latin word bacchus, which is the Roman god of wine, and the word vinum, which means wine in Latin; originally the town was named Bachino which eventually was changed to Pachino when, in Sicily, Italian became the official spoken and written language.
It was founded in 1760 by the nobles Starrabba, princes of Giardinelli and marquises of Rudinì, on the hill of the feud of Scibini, where a preexisting tower was built in 1494. Pachino was invaded in 1943 by the British 8th Army as a part of the allied invasion of Sicily.