For the actor, see Steve Buscemi

Steve Buscemi

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Buscemi (buʃˈʃɛːmi) is a town and comune

Comune

In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...

of 1,150 inhabitants in the Province of Syracuse

Province of Syracuse

The Province of Syracuse is a province in the autonomous island region of Sicily in Italy. Its capital is the city of Syracuse.It has an area of 2,109 km², and a total population of 396,167 ....

, Sicily

Sicily

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 (Italy

Italy

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It is located 52 km west of Syracuse, in the Hyblaean Mountains

Hyblaean Mountains

The Hyblaean Mountains are a mountain range in south-eastern Sicily, Italy. They are included in the provinces of Ragusa, Syracuse and Catania, and reaches the highest altitude with Monte Lauro, at 986 m.-Geology:...

, precisely on the mountain of Vinnitti (783 m high above sea level); the river Anapo crosses the communal territory. The closest municipalities are Buccheri

Buccheri

Buccheri is a town and comune in the Province of Syracuse, Sicily ....

 and Palazzolo Acreide.

History

The town was founded during the Emirate of Sicily

Emirate of Sicily

The Emirate of Sicily was an Islamic state on the island of Sicily , which existed from 965 to 1072.-First Arab invasions of Sicily:...

, although the area was settled during the Bronze Age

Bronze Age

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. The ancient Greek colony of Casmene

Casmene

Casmene was an ancient Greek colony located on the Hyblaean Mountains, founded in 644 BC by the Syracusans at a strategic position for the control of central Sicily...

 was located in the modern communal territory of Buscemi.

Buscemi was completely destroyed in the 1693 earthquake

1693 Sicily earthquake

The 1693 Sicily earthquake refers to a powerful earthquake that struck parts of southern Italy, notably Sicily, Calabria and Malta on January 11, 1693 around 9 pm local time. This earthquake was preceded by a damaging foreshock on January 9th...

, and was later rebuilt. Baronial families who held Buscemi include the Ventimiglia

Ventimiglia (family)

-Origin:The Ventimiglia family originated from the union of Serlone II d'Hauteville, a godson and relative of Ruggero Gran Count of Sicily, and his wife Lady Isabella....

 and Requisenz, who had a castle whose remains are at the entrance of the town.