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The city is situated in the province of Syracuse and faces the Ionian Sea. The old town is an island, made in the 16th century by cutting an isthmus, now connected to the Sicilian mainland by two bridges. One bridge was built around the 12th or 13th century as part of the Frederick II of Swabia Viaduct. And the other, older bridge was built when the city was founded and is called the Porta Spagnola. Augusta is currently home to two ports.
Historyedit
Founded 27 centuries ago, Megara Hyblaea is one of the oldest Greek colonies of Sicily. It was destroyed by its rival Syracuse, was raised from its ruins, then taken by the Romans together with Syracuse during the Second Punic War. It remains an archaeological site, a testimony of the organization of a Greek colony of the Archaic period.
In 1675 its harbor was the site of a naval battle between the Dutch-Spanish and the French fleets. The town suffered a major earthquake and tsunami in 1693.[5]
During World War II Augusta was a hotbed of anti-Mussolini sentiment and anti-fascist sentiment more generally, as was all of Sicily.[6] Because of the strongarm tactics that the Mussolini regime used to subdue Sicily, the fascist regime was very unpopular on the island, including in Augusta.[7] When British and American forces arrived in Sicily, the Sicilians did not regard them as conquering invaders but rather greeted them as "emancipators come to lift the evil burden of fascism from their shoulders."[8][9] All across Sicily the invading forces were greeted with relief and often with unbridled enthusiasm.[10]
During Operation Husky, the combined British and American effort to dislodge fascist forces from Sicily, the plan was for British forces under General Montgomery to capture Augusta during the first few days of the operation. This part of the operation went entirely according to plan and Augusta was captured on July 13, 1943, by the British Eighth Army, led by Britain's General Montgomery. Almost immediately thereafter British forces began moving north towards Catania.[11]
Main sightsedit
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Hohenstaufen Castle.Chiesa Madre (Mother Church).
Castello Svevo (Hohenstaufen Castle, built c. 1232). It has a square plan of a 62-metre (203 ft) side length, with eight towers
^"Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^Luciano Canepari. "Augusta". DiPI Online (in Italian). Retrieved 27 October 2018.
^Catalogue of tsunamis generated in Italy and in Cote d’Azur, France: a step towards a unified catalog of tsunamis in Europe, Stefano Tinti and Alessandra Maramai -Annals of Geophysics, p. 1270 quick look table entry code 14 - Eastern Sicily Anomalous sea movement at Augusta and 15 - Eastern Sicily Large sea withdrawal and flooding at Augusta, both January 1693
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You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Italian January 2022 Click show for important translation instructions Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Italian Wikipedia article at it Augusta Italia see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated it Augusta Italia to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation Augusta Italian auˈɡusta 4 archaically Agosta Sicilian Austa aˈusta Greek and Latin Megara Hyblaea Medieval Augusta is a town and comune in the province of Syracuse located on the eastern coast of Sicily southern Italy The city is one of the main harbours in Italy especially for oil refineries Sonatrach and others as part of the complex Augusta Priolo which are in its vicinity Augusta Austa Sicilian ComuneComune di AugustaCoat of armsLocation of AugustaAugustaLocation of Augusta in ItalyShow map of ItalyAugustaAugusta Sicily Show map of SicilyCoordinates 37 15 N 15 13 E 37 250 N 15 217 E 37 250 15 217CountryItalyRegionSicilyProvinceSyracuse SR FrazioniAgnone Bagni BrucoliGovernment MayorMaria Concetta Di Pietro Five Star Movement Area 1 Total111 16 km2 42 92 sq mi Elevation15 m 49 ft Population 30 November 2017 2 3 Total35 854 Density320 km2 840 sq mi DemonymAugustaniTime zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST Postal code96011Dialing code0931Patron saintSt DominicSaint dayMay 24WebsiteOfficial website Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Main sights 4 Notable people 5 References 6 External linksGeography editThe city is situated in the province of Syracuse and faces the Ionian Sea The old town is an island made in the 16th century by cutting an isthmus now connected to the Sicilian mainland by two bridges One bridge was built around the 12th or 13th century as part of the Frederick II of Swabia Viaduct And the other older bridge was built when the city was founded and is called the Porta Spagnola Augusta is currently home to two ports History editFounded 27 centuries ago Megara Hyblaea is one of the oldest Greek colonies of Sicily It was destroyed by its rival Syracuse was raised from its ruins then taken by the Romans together with Syracuse during the Second Punic War It remains an archaeological site a testimony of the organization of a Greek colony of the Archaic period Upon the ruins of one of its suburbs Xiphonia the city of Augusta was founded in 1232 by Emperor Frederick II After the Angevin domination it became part of Aragonese Sicily and from 1362 it was a fief of Guglielmo Raimondo II Moncada It returned to be a royal possession under Spain in 1560 and was extensively fortified to counter Turkish pirates In 1675 its harbor was the site of a naval battle between the Dutch Spanish and the French fleets The town suffered a major earthquake and tsunami in 1693 5 During World War II Augusta was a hotbed of anti Mussolini sentiment and anti fascist sentiment more generally as was all of Sicily 6 Because of the strongarm tactics that the Mussolini regime used to subdue Sicily the fascist regime was very unpopular on the island including in Augusta 7 When British and American forces arrived in Sicily the Sicilians did not regard them as conquering invaders but rather greeted them as emancipators come to lift the evil burden of fascism from their shoulders 8 9 All across Sicily the invading forces were greeted with relief and often with unbridled enthusiasm 10 During Operation Husky the combined British and American effort to dislodge fascist forces from Sicily the plan was for British forces under General Montgomery to capture Augusta during the first few days of the operation This part of the operation went entirely according to plan and Augusta was captured on July 13 1943 by the British Eighth Army led by Britain s General Montgomery Almost immediately thereafter British forces began moving north towards Catania 11 Main sights editThis section is written like a travel guide Please help improve the section by introducing an encyclopedic style or move the content to Wikivoyage January 2022 nbsp Hohenstaufen Castle nbsp Chiesa Madre Mother Church Castello Svevo Hohenstaufen Castle built c 1232 It has a square plan of a 62 metre 203 ft side length with eight towers Capo Santa Croce Lighthouse Church of Anime Sante del Purgatorio S Nicolo The Baroque facade is attributed to Filippo Juvarra Church of Carmine Church of Cristo Re Church of Maria Santissima Assunta Augusta Church of Maria Santissima del Soccorso Church of Sacro Cuore Church of San Domenico 13th century The facade is in Neoclassical style Church of San Francesco di Paola Church of San Giuseppe Church of Santa Maria Delle Grazie Church of Santa Maria del Soccorso Church of San Sebastiano Church of Sant Andrea Church of Santa Lucia Convent of the Dominican Fathers Eremo Adonai Forti Garsia e Vittoria Hangar dirigibili Augusta Kursaal Augusto Porta Spagnola Ricetta di Malta Porta Spagnola 17th century Torre AvalosNotable people editEmanuele d Astorga composer Orso Mario Corbino physicist Epicarmo Corbino economist Giuseppe Di Mare composer organist pianist and composer Rosario Fiorello showman Beppe Fiorello actor Alfredo Maria Garsia Bishop of Caltanissetta Marcello Guagliardo Giordani opera singer tenor Giovanni Lavaggi Formula 1 driver Roy Paci musician Antonio Scaduto canoeist Riccardo Schicchi director Chiara Strazzulla writerReferences edit Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011 Italian National Institute of Statistics Retrieved 16 March 2019 Data from Istat Popolazione Residente al 1 Gennaio 2018 Italian National Institute of Statistics Retrieved 16 March 2019 Luciano Canepari Augusta DiPI Online in Italian Retrieved 27 October 2018 Catalogue of tsunamis generated in Italy and in Cote d Azur France a step towards a unified catalog of tsunamis in Europe Stefano Tinti and Alessandra Maramai Annals of Geophysics p 1270 quick look table entry code 14 Eastern Sicily Anomalous sea movement at Augusta and 15 Eastern Sicily Large sea withdrawal and flooding at Augusta both January 1693 The Christian Century Volume 60 pg 835 Sicily An Informal History By Peter Smmartino William Roberts pg 111 Bitter Victory The Battle for Sicily 1943 by Carlo D Este pg 433 Italy a historical survey by Jack F Bernard published by David and Charles 1971 pg 476 Duggan Christopher June 2013 Fascist Voices An Intimate History of Mussolini s Italy ISBN 9780199338375 Bitter Victory The Battle for Sicily July August 1943 by Carlo D este pg 310 312 325External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Augusta Italy Augusta port facilities Archived 2018 01 30 at the Wayback Machine Augusta Boston Club Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Augusta Sicily amp oldid 1173384172, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
