Racalmuto () is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Agrigento in the Italian Autonomous Region of Sicily, located about southeast of Palermo and about northeast of Agrigento.

Racalmuto is the setting of Angelo F. Coniglio's historical fiction novella The Lady of the Wheel.

Racalmuto borders the following municipalities: Bompensiere, Canicattì, Castrofilippo, Favara, Grotte, Milena, Montedoro.

Notable people

Racalmuto was the birthplace and lifelong home of author Leonardo Sciascia (1921–89) Luigi Infantino, Opera tenor Recalmuto 24 April 1921 Rome 22 June 1991

Bibliography

• Leonardo Sciascia: Wine Dark Sea, 2001

• Angelo F. Coniglio: The Lady of the Wheel, 2012

Twin towns

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

• Murray St. in Hamilton's Little Italy is known as Corso Racalmuto, after the Racalmutesi immigrants who populated the area. Around 24,000 Hamilton residents have ties to Racalmuto.

• Finale Ligure, Italy

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