Brucoli
Frazione in Sicily, Italy
37°17′3″N 15°11′16″E / 37.28417°N 15.18778°E / 37.28417; 15.18778[1]
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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
- Lighthouse and castle
- The castle of Brucoli
- Saint Nicholas church
References
- ^ 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
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