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Gangi is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Palermo in the Italian region Sicily, located about southeast of Palermo. Gangi borders the following municipalities: Alimena, Blufi, Bompietro, Calascibetta, Enna, Geraci Siculo, Nicosia, Petralia Soprana, Sperlinga. The town straddles the Madonie mountains of central Sicily. ==History== Gangi's origins have been connected to the ancient Greek city of ''Engyon'', or ''Hebrita'', but this theory remains unconfirmed. Traces of Roman presence are instead testified by archaeological excavations under the Abbey of Gangivecchio ("Old Gangi"). The current settlement dates to 1300, when it was rebuilt on the Monte Marone after its destruction in the course of the Sicilian Vespers war, as part of the county of Geraci. In 1625 it was acquired by the Graffeo family who, four years later, were made Princes of Gangi; in 1677 the title went to the Valguarnera. In the 18th century Gangi was a flourishing cultural centre, with several literary clubs and the construction of notable noble residences. Later, after the unification of Italy, Gangi was the centre of fierce suppression of brigands who lived in the area. In 1926 it was the location of one of the hardest repression of mafia in Italy, carried out by the local prefect Cesare Mori. In 2014, the local administration began disposing abandoned houses with some being given away and others being sold for a nominal price.〔http://www.comune.gangi.pa.it/sportellodoc/free_houses.pdf〕 The giveaway is a means to stimulate tourism-related activities and diversify the local economy, which is now primarily dependent on agriculture and animal husbandry.〔http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/23/world/europe/sicilian-town-tells-outsiders-take-our-homes-please.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=second-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news〕 Gangi is also a common Sicilian last name. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gangi, Sicily」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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