Madonie

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Madonie
Madonie

Madonie

Highest peak Pizzo Carbonara ( 1979  m slm )
location Metropolitan city of Palermo , Italy
part of Sicily island
Coordinates 37 ° 53 '  N , 14 ° 1'  E Coordinates: 37 ° 53 '  N , 14 ° 1'  E
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The Madonie or Le Madonie (plural, the emphasis is on the i; German: the Madonie) are a mountain range almost exactly in the middle of the north coast of Sicily . The mountains are located south of Cefalù and belong to the metropolitan city of Palermo . As Circuito Piccolo delle Madonie , the mountain roads there served as the venue for the Targa Florio from 1906 to 1977 .

Together with the Monti Peloritani and the Monti Nebrodi , the Monti Madonie form a continuation of the mountain range of the Apennines . They consist mainly of limestone and dolomite and are heavily karstified in places and criss-crossed by carts and sinkholes .

The highest peaks of the Madonie are Pizzo Carbonara , at 1979  m slm the highest non-volcanic mountain in Sicily (or the second highest mountain in Sicily after Etna ), Pizzo Antenna Grande 1977  m slm , Pizzo Palermo 1964  m slm , Monte Ferro 1906  m slm , Monte Mufara 1865  m slm , Monte San Salvatore 1912  m slm and the Pizzo Scalonazzo with 1904  m slm

In snowy winters, the mountains are used by the Palermitans for winter sports. At the same time, the mountains represent an important drinking water reservoir for Palermo.

The forest on the Monti Madonie is one of the most biodiverse forests in the Mediterranean. It covers an area of ​​around 15,000 hectares, mainly on the rainier northern slopes of the mountains. You can find cork and holm oaks, elms and huge holly trees here. The last natural occurrences of the Nebrodi fir ( Abies nebrodensis ) are also found here.

In 1989, part of the Monti Madonie with its species-rich fauna and flora was declared a nature park as Parco delle Madonie and thus placed under protection.

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