Brucoli

Frazione in Sicily, Italy
37°17′3″N 15°11′16″E / 37.28417°N 15.18778°E / 37.28417; 15.18778Country ItalyRegion SicilyProvinceSyracuse (SR)ComuneAugustaElevation4 m (13 ft)Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total1,098Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code
96011
Dialing code(+39) 0931

Brucoli (Sicilian: Brùculi) 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) in Magna Graecia and called Trotilon (Ancient Greek: Τρώτιλον).[2]

Gallery

  • Panorama
    Panorama
  • Lighthouse and castle
    Lighthouse and castle
  • The castle of Brucoli
    The castle of Brucoli
  • Saint Nicholas church
    Saint Nicholas church

References

  1. ^ a b c d "The Village of Brucoli". Italia.Indettaglio.it. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  2. ^ Thucydides. History of the Peloponnesian War, § 6.4 (in Greek). Retrieved 11 March 2019.

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