Assoro
Àssoro | |
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Comune di Àssoro | |
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show Location of Àssoro | |
Àssoro Location of Àssoro in Italy | |
Coordinates: 37°38′N 14°25′E / 37.633°N 14.417°ECoordinates: 37°38′N 14°25′E / 37.633°N 14.417°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Sicily |
Province | Enna (EN) |
Frazioni | San Giorgio |
Government | |
• Mayor | Antonio Licciardo |
Area | |
• Total | 112.15 km2 (43.30 sq mi) |
Elevation | 850 m (2,790 ft) |
Population (30 November 2017)[2] | |
• Total | 5,091 |
• Density | 45/km2 (120/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Assorini |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 94010 |
Dialing code | 0935 |
Patron saint | Saint Petronilla |
Saint day | 31 May |
Website | Official website |
Assoro (Sicilian: Àsaru, Latin: Assorus, Greek: Assoros) is a comune in the Province of Enna, Sicily, southern Italy. The town-site of Assoro occupies the site of ancient Assorus.[3]
The fight to take the heights of Assoro during WWII figured prominently in Farley Mowat’s account of his wartime service, And No Birds Sang.
References[]
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 50, and directory notes accompanying.
Categories:
- Cities and towns in Sicily
- Municipalities of the Province of Enna
- Sicily geography stubs