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Madonie

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 mountain is located south of Cefalù and belongs to the province of Palermo. As Circuito Piccolo delle Madonie served the local mountain roads from 1906 to 1977 as the venue for the Targa Florio.

Together with the Peloritani and the Nebrodes form the Monti Madonie a continuation of the mountain chain of the Apennines. They consist mainly of limestone and dolomite and are in places heavily karstified and traversed by carts and sinkholes.

The highest peaks of the Madonie Pizzo Carbonara, with 1979 m the highest mountain in Sicily nichtvulkanische (or second highest mountain in Sicily to Mount Etna ), Pizzo Antenna Grande 1977 m, 1964 m Pizzo Palermo, Monteferro 1906 m, 1865 m Mufara Monte, Monte San Salvatore 1912 m and the Pizzo Scalonazzo with 1904 m.

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

The forest on the Monti Madonie is one of the most species-rich forests of the Mediterranean. It covers a total area of ​​about 15,000 ha, mainly in the rain richer northern slopes of the mountains. One can find cork and holm oaks, elms and giant holly here. Here also the last natural occurrence of Nebrodian fir are (Abies Bailing ).

1989, a part of the Monti Madonie was explained by its rich flora and fauna as Parco delle Madonie nature park or thus placed under protection.

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