Comune di Augusta
Country	Italy
Region	Sicily
Province	Syracuse (SR)
Elevation	15 m
Area	109.33 km²
Population  - City  - Density	33,466 (as of 2001) 3,820/km²
Time zone	CET, UTC+1
Coordinates	37°15′N 15°13′E
Frazioni	Brucoli
Dialling code	0931
Postal code	96011
Gentilic	Augustani
Patron:  - Saint  - Day	S. Domenico di Guzman May 24
Mayor	Massimo Carrubba (since 2003-05-27)
Website	www.comune.augusta.sr.it

Augusta is a town in southern Italy, located on the Eastern coast of Sicily, in the province of Syracuse. The city is one of the main harbours in Italy, especially for oil refineries (Exxon Mobil) which are in its vicinity. Image File history File links Augusta-Stemma. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... The Regions of Italy were granted a degree of regional autonomy in the 1948 constitution, which states that the constitutions role is: to recognize, protect and promote local autonomy, to ensure that services at the State level are as decentralized as possible, and to adapt the principles and laws... Sicilian redirects here. ... In Italy, the province (in Italian: provincia) is an administrative division of an intermediate level, between municipality (comune) and region (Regione). ... Syracuse (It. ... Basic Definition In geography, the elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or some other fixed point). ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... Density (symbol: ρ - Greek: rho) is a measure of mass per unit of volume. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... A time zone is a region of the Earth that has adopted the same standard time, usually referred to as the local time. ... Central European Time (CET) is one of the names of UTC+1 time zone, 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. ... It has been suggested that leap second be merged into this article or section. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically); large version (pdf) The geographic (earth-mapping) coordinate system expresses every horizontal position on Earth by two of the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system which is aligned with the spin axis of the Earth. ... A frazione, in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other subdivisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere. ... Here are a list of area codes in Italy. ... A demonym or gentilic is a word that denotes the members of a people or the inhabitants of a place. ... May 24 is the 144th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (145th in leap years). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... May 27 is the 147th day (148th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 218 days remaining. ... Sicilian redirects here. ... Clinton Square in Downtown Syracuse Syracuse is an American city in Central New York. ... Exxon Mobil Corporation or ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM), headquartered in Irving, Texas, is an oil producer and distributor formed on November 30, 1999, by the merger of Exxon and Mobil. ...

History

The town was founded by Emperor Frederick II. A notable site in Augusta is Castello Svevo (Swabian Castle) built by Frederick II. Augusta is also home to a Greek archeological site, Megara Hyblaea. The town suffered a major earthquake in 1693. During World War II, Augusta was invaded on July 13, 1943 by the Eighth Army of the Allied troops led by British General Montgomery. Frederick II (December 26, 1194 – December 13, 1250), Holy Roman Emperor of the Hohenstaufen dynasty, was pretender to the title of King of the Romans from 1212, unopposed holder of that monarchy from 1215, and Holy Roman Emperor from 1220 until his death in 1250. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Megara Hyblaea (perhaps identical with Hybla Major) is the name of an ancient Greek colony in Sicily, situated near Augusta on the east coast, 12 miles NNW of Syracuse, Italy. ... Events January 11 - Eruption of Mt. ... Combatants Allies: Poland, United Kingdom, Soviet Union, France/Free France, United States, China, Canada, India, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Greece, and others Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan, Bulgaria, Finland, Romania, Hungary, Burma, Slovakia Casualties Military dead: 17 million Civilian dead: 33 million Total dead: 50 million Military dead: 8... Husky was also the codename of Australian military support to Sierra Leone ending in February 2003. ... July 13 is the 194th day (195th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 171 days remaining. ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ... The Eighth Army was one of the best-known formations in World War II, fighting in the campaigns in North Africa and Italy. ... In general, allies are people or groups that have joined an alliance and are working together to achieve some common purpose. ... Bernard Law Montgomery Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein (November 17, 1887 - March 24, 1976) was a British military officer during World War II often referred to as Monty. ...

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Sicilia · Communes of the province of Syracuse

Augusta | Avola | Buccheri | Buscemi | Canicattini Bagni | Carlentini | Cassaro | Ferla | Floridia | Francofonte | Lentini | Melilli | Noto | Pachino | Palazzolo Acreide | Portopalo di Capo Passero | Priolo Gargallo | Rosolini | Syracuse | Solarino | Sortino