Rocca Busambra
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| Rocca Busambra | |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,613 m (5,292 ft) |
| Prominence | 1,049 m (3,442 ft) |
| Coordinates | 37°51′20″N 13°23′50″E / 37.85556°N 13.39722°E |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Sicily, Italy |
| Parent range | Monti Sicani |
Rocca Busambra is the highest peak in the Monti Sicani, in western Sicily, southern Italy. It has an elevation of 1,613 metres (5,292 ft).
Geography
[edit]The mount has the appearance of a flat, isolated ridge, with the Bosco della Ficuzza wood occupying its slopes. It is located between the territories of Godrano and Monreale, and above the village of Ficuzza, an enclave of Corleone. The territory is part of the Metropolitan City of Palermo.
References
[edit]- Placido Rizzotto was an Italian socialist partisan and trade union leader from Corleone who was kidnapped and murdered by Sicilian Mafia on 10 March 1948. His remains were found on 7 July 2009, on a cliff in Rocca Busambra.
External links
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Media related to Rocca Busambra at Wikimedia Commons
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