Brucoli
Brucoli | |
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Brucoli Location of Brucoli in Italy | |
Coordinates: 37°17′3″N 15°11′16″E / 37.28417°N 15.18778°ECoordinates: 37°17′3″N 15°11′16″E / 37.28417°N 15.18778°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Sicily |
Province | Syracuse (SR) |
Comune | Augusta |
Elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 1,098 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 96011 |
Dialing code | (+39) 0931 |
Brucoli (Sicilian: Bruculi) is a southern Italian hamlet (frazione) of Augusta, a municipality part of the Province of Syracuse, Sicily.
Brucoli is located by the Ionian Sea coast of the island of Sicily and is 6.25 kilometres (3.88 mi) from Augusta.[1] It has a population of 1,098.[1]
At the ancient time, it was a colony of Megara founded by the Megarian Lamis (Ancient Greek: Λάμις) and called Trotilon (Ancient Greek: Τρώτιλόν).[2]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "The Village of Brucoli". Italia.Indettaglio.it. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ^ Thucydides. History of the Peloponnesian War, § 6.4 (in Greek). Retrieved 11 March 2019.
External links[]
- 2267375117 Brucoli on OpenStreetMap
Categories:
- Frazioni of the Province of Syracuse
- Ancient cities in Sicily
- Megarian colonies
- Colonies of Magna Graecia
- Ancient Greek world stubs
- Sicily geography stubs