Caltanissetta, a fortified town of Sicily, 83 miles SE. of Palermo by rail. It has a cathedral, mineral springs, and extensive sulphur-works. Pop. (1892) 36,000.
Caltanissetta
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 2: Beaugency to Cataract, p. 656
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