Cassaro (other)
Cassaro () may refer to: Places * Cassaro, Sicily, a municipality in Syracuse, Sicily, Italy * Cassaro, Palermo, a street in Palermo, Sicily, Italy ** San Matteo al Cassaro, a church in Palermo People with the surname * Gianfranco Cassaro (born 1999), Canadian ice hockey player * Gianni Cassaro (born 1992), Spanish footballer * Marcelo Cassaro (born 1970), Brazilian writer and game designer See also * Cassar * Cassarà Cassarà is a Sicilian surname, either derived from the town of Cassaro or from , "box- or case-maker". Notable people with the surname include: * Andrea Cassarà (born 1984), Italian fencer * Andrew Cassara (born 1995), Canadian singer-songwri ...

Cassaro, Sicily
Cassaro (; , locally ) is a town and (municipality) in the Province of Syracuse, in the Italiani region of Sicily. The name of Cassaro probably derives from the Latin word , meaning 'castle', 'fort' or 'military camp', 'castle', via Arabic ''qaṣr'' (). Cassaro is from Ragusa and west of the city of Siracusa. Cassaro has 859 inhabitants. History According to Barberi's ''Capibrevi'', in the Middle Ages the town belonged to the Spadafora family. Margherita Moleti Spadafora married Baron Pietro Siracusa, who belonged to one of the oldest families in the town of Noto and was also Baron of Monastero and Xiridia. The Siracusa dynasty (formerly known as ''Zaragoza'') is of Spanish origin, documented in Sicily since 1283. Members of this Family has been also the lords of Collesano, counts of Villalta and dukes of Casteldimirto. Records are in the State Archive of Palermo (''Fondo Protonotaro''). Beatrice Siracusa, the only daughter of the above-mentioned Pietro and Margherita Sira ...
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Cassaro, Palermo
The Cassaro () is the most ancient street of Palermo. From the late 16th century the street also had the name Via Toledo. Following the unification of Italy, it was officially renamed Via Vittorio Emanuele II (or Corso Vittorio Emanuele II), but the old and distinctive name is still in use. The street is rooted in the age of the foundation of Palermo by the Phoenicians. It provides access to a number of important sights, including the Palazzo dei Normanni, Royal Palace (also known as ''Palazzo dei Normanni'') and the Palermo Cathedral, Cathedral, two Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalù and Monreale, UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Toponymy The name "''Cassaro''" comes from the Arabic word (fortress, castle). In fact, during the era of the Emirate of Sicily, Islamic Sicily, ''Panormus'', called ''Balarm'' by the Saracens, became the island's capital and a large portion of the ancient city was widely fortified. In the Middle Ages, especially during the Islamic ...
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