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Frazione in Sicily, Italy
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Coordinates: 37°17′3″N 15°11′16″E / 37.28417°N 15.18778°E / 37.28417; 15.18778
CountryItaly
Region Sicily
ProvinceSyracuse (SR)
ComuneAugusta
Elevation4 m (13 ft)
Population
 • Total1,098
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code96011
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. It has a population of 1,098.

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).

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. ^ "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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