Country Italy Elevation 290 m (950 ft) Time zone CET (UTC+1) Postal code 90042 Local time Thursday 1:11 PM | Region Sicily Demonym(s) Borgettani Area 25 km² Province Province of Palermo Dialling code 091 | |
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Province / Metropolitan city Metropolitan City of Palermo (PA) Weather 16°C, Wind NW at 11 km/h, 51% Humidity | ||
Borgetto (Sicilian: Lu Burgettu) is a small mountain Italian town of the Metropolitan City of Palermo in Sicily. As of 2012 Borgetto had an estimated population of 7,394. The town overlooks the northern coastline of Sicily.
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Map of Borgetto, Province of Palermo, Italy
History
The origins of Borgetto are disputed. The two largely accepted theories are that Borgetto was set up as vantage point over the Mediterranean Sea by the Arab invades. Thus, comes the root of Borgetto, Burj, which translates to tower in Arabic. Borgetto is the combination of Burj (tower) and -etto (a suffix meaning small in Italian).
The other theory is that Borgetto was set up by the Greeks as Greek ruins are commonplace throughout Sicily. This theory, however, is based on theory as opposed to fact.
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Borgetto Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA