Assoro

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Àssoro
Comune di Àssoro
Coat of arms of Àssoro
Location of Àssoro
Àssoro is located in Italy
Àssoro
Àssoro
Location of Àssoro in Italy
Coordinates: 37°38′N 14°25′E / 37.633°N 14.417°E / 37.633; 14.417Coordinates: 37°38′N 14°25′E / 37.633°N 14.417°E / 37.633; 14.417
CountryItaly
RegionSicily
ProvinceEnna (EN)
FrazioniSan Giorgio
Government
 • MayorAntonio Licciardo
Area
 • Total112.15 km2 (43.30 sq mi)
Elevation
850 m (2,790 ft)
Population
 (30 November 2017)[2]
 • Total5,091
 • Density45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Assorini
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
94010
Dialing code0935
Patron saintSaint Petronilla
Saint day31 May
WebsiteOfficial 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[]

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. ^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 50, and directory notes accompanying.



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