Buscemi

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Buscemi Buscema (Sicilian)
Comune
Comune di Buscemi
Coat of arms
Location of Buscemi
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Coordinates: 37°05′N 14°53′E
Country	Italy
Region	Sicily
Province	Syracuse (SR)
Government
• Mayor	Rossella La Pira
Area
• Total	52.0 km2 (20.1 sq mi)
Elevation	761 m (2,497 ft)
Population  (30 November 2017)
• Total	1,025
• Density	20/km2 (51/sq mi)
Demonym	Buscemese
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Patron saint	Madonna of the Wood
Saint day	Last Sunday in August
Website	Official website

Buscemi (Italian pronunciation: [buʃˈʃɛːmi]; Sicilian: Buscema [bʊʃˈʃɛːma]; Latin: Buxema; Arabic: قَلْعَة أَبِي شَامَة, romanized: Qalʿat ʾAbī Šāma) is a town and comune of 1,025 inhabitants in the Province of Syracuse, Sicily, southern Italy.

It is 52 kilometres (32 mi) west of Syracuse, in the Hyblaean Mountains, precisely on the mount Vignitti, 783 metres (2,569 ft) above sea level; the river Anapo crosses the communal territory. The closest municipalities are Buccheri and Palazzolo Acreide.

History

The town was founded during the Emirate of Sicily, although the area was settled during the Bronze Age. The Ancient Greek colony of Casmene was located in the modern communal territory of Buscemi.

Buscemi was completely destroyed in the 1693 earthquake, and was later rebuilt. Baronial families who held Buscemi include the Ventimiglia and Requesens, who had a castle whose remains are at the entrance of the town.