Mezzojuso
Palermo · Italy
Founded around 1444 by Albanian stradioti soldiers sent by George Castriot Skanderbeg to aid the King of Aragon, Mezzojuso is a Sicilian hill village southeast of Palermo that still carries its Albanian-Arbëreshë heritage in its Byzantine-rite churches and traditional festivals. Known historically as the "Athens of the Albanian colonies," it sits on the eastern slope of Rocca Busambra and retains several historic churches for a settlement of its size, alongside vineyards in the surrounding countryside.
- Population2,624
- Nearest water from center 1.5 km0.9 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 6.0 km3.7 mi
Climate · monthly averages
J
8°46°
75mm2.9in
F
8°46°
75mm3.0in
M
10°50°
70mm2.8in
A
13°55°
65mm2.6in
M
17°62°
40mm1.6in
J
22°71°
20mm0.8in
J
24°76°
5mm0.3in
A
25°76°
20mm0.8in
S
21°69°
65mm2.5in
O
17°63°
85mm3.3in
N
13°55°
70mm2.8in
D
9°49°
75mm3.0in
Avg temp · total precipitation, 1991–2020 monthly normals · ERA5-Land · methodology ↗