Monte Sole

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Monte Sole is a mountainous area in the Apennines of northern Italy, historically known as the site of one of the worst civilian massacres in Europe during World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical area
mountain
associatedConflict Italian Campaign of World War II
linked to: Italian campaign
associatedWith Italian Resistance
commemoratedBy Monte Sole Historical Park
memorials to massacre victims
country Italy
currentUse memorial site
peace park
eventLocation Marzabotto massacre
Monte Sole massacre
linked to: Marzabotto massacre
hasProtectedArea Parco Storico di Monte Sole
heritageDesignation historical park
historicalPeriod World War II
historicalSignificance site of one of the worst civilian massacres in Europe during World War II
knownFor Marzabotto massacre
Monte Sole massacre
linked to: Marzabotto massacre

World War II civilian massacre
languageOfToponym Italian
literalNameMeaning Mount Sun
locatedIn Apennines
northern Italy
linked to: Northern Italy
locatedInProvince Metropolitan City of Bologna
locatedInRegion Emilia-Romagna
locatedNear Bologna
massacreDateRange 1944-09-29/1944-10-05
massacrePerpetrator 16th SS Panzergrenadier Division Reichsführer-SS
massacreVictims Italian civilians
massacreVictimsNumberApprox 770–800
memorialPurpose promotion of peace and human rights
mountainRange Apennine Mountains
linked to: Apennines
nearMunicipality Grizzana Morandi
Marzabotto
Monzuno
partOf Northern Apennines
terrainFeature mountainous
usedDuringWarAs partisan stronghold area

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