Assoro ( scn, Àsaru, la, Assorus, el, Assoros) 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''.
Among the main sights in the town is the 12th-century
Basilica di San Leone.
References
Municipalities of the Province of Enna
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