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Augusta, Sicily

Augusta is a port town on the east coast of Sicily, between Catania and Syracuse, founded by the emperor Frederick II in 1232. Off its coast on 22 April 1676 a French fleet fought a Spanish and Dutch fleet during the revolt of Messina, and the Dutch admiral Michiel de Ruyter was mortally wounded. The town was badly damaged by the 1693 earthquake and is now a centre of the oil industry.

Augusta, Sicily
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