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Aerial view of Centuripe, Italy (lemmy.world)
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[โ€“] PugJesus@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Defense, possibly? Centuripe is ancient, founded back when such things were prime considerations.

[โ€“] untorquer@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Yup. TONS of little towns on hills like this. Often smaller. Always a keep and a church, often a tower.

Easy to defend, easy to see signals from neighboring towns, easy to spot invaders. Safe from seasonal flooding.