# Canonical recap data for Mount Etna Eruption Devastates Sicily (1169)
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slug: mount-etna-1169
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1169/mount-etna-1169"
title: Mount Etna Eruption Devastates Sicily
subtitle: One of the deadliest volcanic eruptions of the medieval period killed tens of thousands and reshaped the Sicilian landscape permanently.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1169-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1169
decade: 1160
country:
name: Italy
slug: italy
summaryShort: Mount Etna Caves is a national park in The Caves, Shire of Livingstone, Queensland, Australia, 544 km northwest of Brisbane.
summaryLong: Mount Etna Caves is a national park in The Caves, Shire of Livingstone, Queensland, Australia, 544 km northwest of Brisbane.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Mt_Etna_and_Catania1.jpg/1280px-Mt_Etna_and_Catania1.jpg"
heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "Mount Etna"
importance: 68
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Etna_Caves_National_Park"
  title: Mount Etna Caves National Park
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- disaster
metaDescription: Mount Etna Caves is a national park in The Caves, Shire of Livingstone, Queensland, Australia, 544 km northwest of Brisbane.
wikidataQid: Q1285154
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260627183104/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Etna_Caves_National_Park"
  capturedAt: 2026-06-27
  label: Mount Etna Caves National Park
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Etna_Caves_National_Park"
