Gibilrossa
{{Infobox frazione
| name = Gibilrossa
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| image_skyline = Obelisco di Gibilrossa.jpg
| image_caption = Obelisk in Gibilrossa
| image_alt = Obelisk constructed from white, dressed, stone, with a wide, stepped base.
| coordinates = {{coord|38|03|28|N|13|25|54|E|type:city|display=inline,title}}
| region = {{flag|Sicily}}
| province = Palermo (PA)
| comune = Misilmeri
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| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 395
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| population_footnotes =
| population_total = 77
| population_as_of = 2011
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| gentilic = Gibilrossini
| saint =
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| postal_code = 90036
| area_code = (+39) 091
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Gibilrossa is a small town in northern Sicily. It is a frazione of the comune of Misilmeri, in the province of Palermo.
Geography
It is located at some 400 meters of altitude: the name derives from Arabic and means "great mountain".{{Cite web |last=Giammona |first=Marco |date=2024-07-19 |title=La curiosa scoperta alle porte di Palermo: il miracolo nato nei sotterranei di una chiesa |url=https://www.balarm.it/news/la-curiosa-scoperta-alle-porte-di-palermo-il-miracolo-nato-nei-sotterranei-di-una-chiesa-138236 |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=Balarm}}
History
The town is famous for having been used as a stronghold by the troops of Giuseppe Garibaldi and Nino Bixio for their conquest of Palermo in 1860 during the Expedition of the Thousand. An obelisk in the town commemorates the event.{{Cite web |last=Bonazzi |first=Fiammetta |date=2022-05-11 |title= Il cammino dei Mille in Sicilia: 10 tappe a piedi, da Marsala a Palermo, sulle orme di Garibaldi |url=https://viaggi.corriere.it/itinerari-e-luoghi/cards/luoghi-dei-mille-garibaldi-in-sicilia-una-guida-per-scoprirli-a-piedi/?img=12 |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=Dove Viaggi}}{{Cite web |last=Di Renzo |first=Anthony |date=2014-05-29 |title=Garibaldi and His Monuments |url=https://www.timesofsicily.com/garibaldi-monuments/ |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=Times of Sicily}}
Notes and references
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Category:Frazioni of the Metropolitan City of Palermo
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