Assoro
Assoro is a comune in the Province of Enna, Sicily, southern Italy. The town-site of Assoro occupies the site of ancient Assorus. 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.Places of Interest
Highlights include Basilica di San Leone and Palazzo dei Principi di Valguarnera.
Basilica di San Leone
Church
Palazzo dei Principi di Valguarnera
Manor estate
Photo: Codas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Palazzo dei Principi di Valguarnera is a manor estate.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Assorus.
Assorus
Village
Photo: Franck Manogil, CC BY 2.0.
Assorus or Assoros, or Asserus or Asseros, also known as Assorium or Assorion, was a city of the interior of ancient Sicily, situated about halfway between Agyrium and Enna.
Assoro
- Type: Locality with 5,040 residents
- Also known as: “086003”
- Location: Enna, Sicily, Italy, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.6253° or 37° 37′ 31″ northLongitude
14.4217° or 14° 25′ 18″ eastPopulation
5,040Elevation
750 metres (2,461 feet)Open location code
8F9PJCGC+3MGeoNames ID
6541346
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In Other Languages
“Assoro” goes by many names.
- Italian: “Assoro”
- Italian: “Comune di Assoro”
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