BRONTE

town, Catania province, eastern Sicily, Italy, at the western foot of Mt. Etna, northwest of Catania city. It is an agricultural centre noted for pistachio nuts. The Church of the Annunciation dates from the 17th century. The dukedom of Bronte was bestowed on the British naval hero Lord Nelson by Ferdinand IV in 1799; the ducal seat is at nearby Castello di Maniace. Pop. (1981 est.) mun., 21,935.