Brucoli | |
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 Brucoli | |
Brucoli Location of Brucoli in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 37°17′3″N 15°11′16″E / 37.28417°N 15.18778°E / 37.28417; 15.18778 | |
| 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: 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
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Panorama -
Lighthouse and castle -
The castle of Brucoli -
Saint Nicholas church
References
References
- "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.