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Corleone is a small town of approximately 11,000 inhabitants in the province of Palermo in Sicily, Italy. It is known primarily as the birthplace of Mafia boss Salvatore Riina and the Cosa Nostra. Map.
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Corleone é uma comuna italiana da região da Sicília,...
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Of course many visitors come to Corleone because of its mafia history and "Godfather' connections. After the Second World War Corleone was indeed a stronghold of the Italian mafia and a number of Mafia bosses come from the town including Tommy Gagliano, Giuseppe Morello, Luciano Leggio, Bernardo Provenzano and Salvatore "Toto" Riina. The Mafia conn...
There is a famous motto that describes Corleone as "the city of one hundred churches" - the description is correct, both in religious and artistic terms, and the artistic heritage of the town is concentrated in its churches and the artworks they contain. The most important of the religious buildings in Corleone is the Mother Church, dedicated to Sa...
Notable civic monuments in Corleone include the 19th century palaces, such as the Provenzano Palace, the Cammarata Palace with its bell tower, and the ruins of the “Castello Soprano” with the Saracen Tower and “Rocca Sottana” . The Pippo Rizzo Civic Museumexhibits archaeological finds from the area. On the edge of town there is an attractive waterf...
Aug 15, 2017 · The name of the town in the film is Corleone, which is the name the Godfather’s family takes as its own upon arriving in the United States. There is an actual town in Sicily called Corleone, located roughly 37 miles south of Palermo.
Corleone (Italian: [korleˈoːne]; Sicilian: Cunigghiuni [kʊnɪɟˈɟuːnɪ] or Curliuni [kʊɾlɪˈuːnɪ]) is an Italian town and comune of roughly 11,158 inhabitants in the Metropolitan City of Palermo, in Sicily.
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Corleone, city, western Sicily, Italy. The name Qurliyūn is found in Arab sources of the 9th century ce; the city was probably an earlier Byzantine foundation. Made a military center by the Hohenstaufen rulers of Sicily from the 10th century, it later passed under Spanish rule.
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Welcome to the Corleone google satellite map! This place is situated in Palermo, Sicilia, Italy, its geographical coordinates are 37° 49' 0" North, 13° 18' 0" East and its original name (with diacritics) is Corleone. See Corleone photos and images from satellite below, explore the aerial photographs of Corleone in Italy.