Editing Termini Imerese (section)

===Medieval and modern eras===
Following the fall of the Roman Empire, the city entered a period of decline. Termini continued to exist as a bishopric until the 12th century, though the list of bishops contains various gaps and uncertainties. Under [[Normans of Sicily|Norman rule]], the city was at first a royal city; it subsequently became one of 42 ''città demaniali'', cities administered directly by the crown rather than local nobility. Above all, from the Middle Ages through the beginning of the 19th century, Termini served as a major centre for the collection and shipping of grain and other foodstuffs stored and subjected to duty in a special government warehouse complex (the ''caricatore regio''). The presence of the ''caricatore'' improved the fortunes of the city, turning it into one of the major ports of Sicily and strengthening its commercial relationships with the maritime republics of [[Republic of Genoa|Genoa]], [[Republic of Pisa|Pisa]] and [[Republic of Venice|Venice]] as well as the major Mediterranean ports (Marseille, Barcelona, etc.) and, during the 16th century, those of the Atlantic. Towards the end of the 18th century, Termini became the site of the Ereina Imerese branch of the Ereina di Palermo academy, followed soon thereafter by the establishment of the Accademia Euracea, later the Accademia Mediterranea Euracea. In the 19th century, however, the closing of the ''caricatore'' precipitated a profound economic crisis that lasted until the end of the 20th century, when artisanal and proto-industrial activity began to replace the traditional agricultural base of the city's economy. A period of population decline, linked primarily to [[Italian American|emigration to the Americas]], was balanced at the beginning of the 20th century by immigration from [[Agrigento]], [[Messina]] and [[Ragusa, Sicily|Ragusa]].

Between 1970 and 2011, Termini was home to a large [[Fiat]] automobile manufacturing facility, where small cars such as the [[Fiat 126|126]], the original [[Fiat Panda|Panda]], and the [[Fiat Punto|Punto]] have been manufactured. The plant was the sole assembly site for the second generation [[Lancia Ypsilon]] built between 2005 and 2011. In 2006 the plant celebrated its four millionth car produced.[http://www.samar.pl/__/__la/en/__ac/sec,4/new/9694/__Four-million-cars-manufactured-at-Fiat-Termini-Imerese-plant.html] At the end of 2011, Fiat sold the plant to Chinese car manufacturer Chery.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120829012039/http://motoring.asiaone.com/Motoring/News/Story/A1Story20120221-329290.html Asiaone Motoring: Chinese car makers closing gap with Europe brands]</ref> From January 2015, it was owned by [[Blutec]],<ref>[http://www.leggo.it/NEWS/ECONOMIA/termini_imerese_firmato_accordo_ministero_fiat_addio_arriva_blutec/notizie/1083947.shtml News in Leggo]</ref> until its owner was arrested by the [[Guardia di Finanza]] in 2020.<ref name="blupt">{{cite news |title=Inchiesta Blutec, tre arresti per riciclaggio e bancarotta: sequestro da 4 milioni di euro |url=https://www.palermotoday.it/cronaca/arresti-sequestri-blutec-ex-fiat-termini-imerese.html |publisher=Palermo Today |date=18 June 2020}}</ref> The plant was subsequently put up for sale again in 2023.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/termini-imerese-via-libera-vendita-stabilimento-ex-blute-AE85bYXD?refresh_ce=1 |title=Termini Imerese, via libera alla vendita dello stabilimento ex Blutec |author=Nino Amadore |date=2023-03-25 |publisher=[[Il Sole 24 Ore]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/termini-imerese-ultima-chiamata-vendere-ex-fabbrica-fiat-AEVR9icD |title=Termini Imerese, ultima chiamata per vendere la ex fabbrica della Fiat |author=Nino Amadore |date=2023-06-11 |publisher=[[Il Sole 24 Ore]]}}</ref>

There is also a power station operated by Enel with a generation capacity of 454 MW.