Carlentini

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Carlentini
Comune
Comune di Carlentini
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 37°17′N 15°01′E / 37.283°N 15.017°E / 37.283; 15.017Coordinates: 37°17′N 15°01′E / 37.283°N 15.017°E / 37.283; 15.017
Country	Italy
Region	Sicily
Province	Syracuse (SR)
Frazioni
Government
• Mayor	Giuseppe Basso (since 2008-06-18)
Area [1]
• Total	157 km2 (61 sq mi)
Elevation	190 m (620 ft)
Population  (31 December 2007)[2]
• Total	17,509
• Density	110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Carlentinesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	96013
Dialing code	095
Patron saint	St. Lucy
Saint day	December 13 and 4th Sunday in August

Carlentini (Sicilian: Carruntini) is a town and comune in the Province of Syracuse, Sicily (Italy). It lies 45 km (28 mi) outside the provincial capital of Syracuse.

The city's name has its origins in the neighboring town of Lentini. In 1551, Vice-King founded a new city in honour of Emperor Carlo V, naming it in Latin Carleontini, or Leontini of Carlo. In Italian, it became Carlentini, and in the various Sicilian dialects, Carrintini or Carruntini.

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