Assoro
Comune in Sicily, Italy
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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
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| Comune di Àssoro | |
 View of Aidone | |
  Àssoro Location of Àssoro in Italy  Àssoro Àssoro (Sicily) | |
| Coordinates: 37°38′N 14°25′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 | 45.39/km2 (117.6/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.
