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
Comune di Àssoro
Location of Àssoro
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Àssoro is located in Italy
Àssoro
Àssoro
Location of Àssoro in Italy
Àssoro is located in Sicily
Àssoro
Àssoro
Àssoro (Sicily)
Coordinates: 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)
DemonymAssorini
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
94010
Dialing code0935
Patron saintSaint Petronilla
Saint day31 May
WebsiteOfficial 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

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  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. 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. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.