Marsala
Marsala (Sicilian: Maissala; Latin: Lilybaeum) is an Italian city in Sicily. It is in the Province of Trapani. In 2017, 82,640 people lived there.
| City of Marsala | |
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 Coat of arms | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Province | Trapani (TP) |
| Founded | 396 BC[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Alberto Di Girolamo ([[List of political parties in Italy|PD]]) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 241.6 km2 (93.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3 m (10 ft) |
| Population (1 January 2017) | |
| • Total | 82,640[2] |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 91025 |
| Patron saint | Our Lady of the Cave (Madonna della Cava) and Saint John the Baptist |
| Saint day | respectively 19 January and 24 June |
| Website | Official website |
The city is known for the docking of Giuseppe Garibaldi on 11 May 1860 (the Expedition of the Thousand) and for its Marsala wine.
Marsala is built on the ruins of the ancient Carthaginian city of Lilybaeum, and is a famous archaeological site of the island of Motya, an ancient Phoenician town.
Marsala Media
c. 250 BC, First Punic War
Ancient main street of Lilybaeum
The Lilybaeum stele, showing a cultic scene and votive Punic inscription
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- Townhouses,Lilybaeum
Mosaic floor: Domus of Boeo
Carthaginian ship (240 BC)
Marsala's Award for Civil Valor
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References
- ↑ "Marsala, Sicily, Italy". www.enchantingitaly.com. Retrieved 2018-07-07.
- ↑ "Popolazione residente al 31 Marzo 2020 : Sicilia". I.Stat. 2020. Retrieved 2018-07-07.
