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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]
Àssoro
Àsaru (Sicilian) | |
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| Comune di Àssoro | |
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Location of Àssoro  | |
  Àssoro Location of Àssoro in Italy  Àssoro Àssoro (Sicily) | |
| Coordinates: 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 | 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 |
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.
Among the main sights in the town is the 12th-century Basilica di San Leone.
References
edit- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. 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. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
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