Cattolica Eraclea is a comune in the Province of Agrigento in the Italian region Sicily, located about 80 kilometres south of Palermo and about 20 kilometres northwest of Agrigento nearby the Platani river valley. The town was founded in medieval times. It received the name Eraclea in 1874, associating it to the ancient site of Heraclea Minoa nearby. The economy is based on agriculture, including production of vine, olives, agrumes, fruit, almonds, cereals and wheat.
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