Following the large-scale anti-Muslim attacks by Lombard settlers in eastern Sicily in 1161 led by future King of Sicily, Tancred, the town became a refuge for many fleeing Muslims. There was also a mosque, called Masgid al-Barid, within the town. Even in the 1170s it was recorded that over 80% of the population of the area was Muslim Īnd that many bore Arabo-Islamic names derived from Greek. In 1080 the city was conquered by the Normans, and in 1095 it was annexed to the Diocese of Palermo. It was during the Muslim occupation that it gained economic, military and strategic importance. In 840, Corleone was conquered by the North African Aghlabids during the Muslim conquest of Sicily. "A few materials relating to the Hellenistic period found at the site have supported the identification of the ancient town situated on the Old One with the ancient town of Schera, cited by Cicero, Cluverio and Ptolemy, although the archaeological remains on which this theory is based are still too unstable.
However, the biggest part of the settlement was built in the archaic and classical period. The site of Pietralunga was occupied from the final Neolithic Period to the Bronze Age (the presence of a glass bell decorated in pointillé) while the site of The Old One has been inhabited since the Middle Ages (the presence of an imposing castle with towers has recently been identified).
This name refers to a mountain that rises to about 1,000 metres (3,300 ft), and is about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from today's town. Recent research has identified several settlements distributed around two main areas: Pietralunga and The Old One ( La Vecchia). The territory of Corleone has been inhabited since prehistoric times. Coeur Leon, Lionheart), who conquered it for the Aghlabids in 840. The modern name originates from 1556.Īnother belief is that the name derives from an Arab fighter named Kurliyun (cf.
The etymology of the name is uncertain, undergoing various modifications from the Ancient Greek Kouroullounè to the Arabic Kurulliùn \ Qurlayun of the Emirate of Sicily, from Latin Curilionum to the Norman Coraigliòn, from the Aragonese Conillon, Coniglione from which the Sicilian Cunigghiuni originated. Corleone is located at 542 metres (1,778 ft) above sea level. It is located in an inland area of the mountain, in the valley between the Rocca di Maschi, the Castello Soprano and the Castello Sottano. The local mafia clan, the Corleonesi, led the Mafia in the 1980s and 1990s, and were the most violent and ruthless group ever to take control of the organization.Ĭorleone municipality has an area of 22,912 hectares (56,620 acres) with a population density of 49 inhabitants per square kilometer. It is also the birthplace of several fictional characters in Mario Puzo's 1969 novel The Godfather, including the eponymous Vito (Andolini) Corleone. Several Mafia bosses have come from Corleone, including Tommy Gagliano, Gaetano Reina, Jack Dragna, Giuseppe Morello, Michele Navarra, Luciano Leggio, Leoluca Bagarella, Salvatore Riina and Bernardo Provenzano. Corleone ( Italian: Sicilian: Cunigghiuni or Curliuni ) is an Italian town and comune of roughly 11,158 inhabitants in the Metropolitan City of Palermo, in Sicily.
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