Buscemi

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Buscemi
Comune
Comune di Buscemi
Coat of arms
Location of Buscemi
Buscemi Location of Buscemi in Italy Buscemi Buscemi (Sicily)
Coordinates: 37°05′N 14°53′E
Country	Italy
Region	Sicily
Province	Syracuse (SR)
Government
• Mayor	Giuseppe Giansiracusa
Area
• Total	51 km2 (20 sq mi)
Elevation	761 m (2,497 ft)
Population  (2007)
• Total	1,150
• Density	23/km2 (58/sq mi)
Demonym	Buscemesi
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: [buʃˈʃeːmi]) is a town and comune of 1,150 inhabitants in the Province of Syracuse, Sicily (Italy).

It is 52 kilometres (32 mi) west of Syracuse, in the Hyblaean Mountains, precisely on the mountain of Vinnitti, 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 Requisenz, who had a castle whose remains are at the entrance of the town.

Gallery

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  Buscemi at night.
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  Mother church
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  Church of St. Anthony of Padua
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  The Castle Requisenz
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  The castle Requisenz seen at sunset
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  Byzantine rock church of St. Peter
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  The primarily of ento-anthropological museum in Buscemi
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  The Great fountain, also known as the three fountains (I tri funtani)