Marsala
Marsala
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| City of Marsala | |
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Location of Marsala  | |
  Marsala Location of Marsala in Italy  Marsala Marsala (Sicily) | |
| Coordinates: 37°47′53″N 12°26′03″E / 37.79806°N 12.43417°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Province | Trapani (TP) |
| Founded | 396 BC[2] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Alberto Di Girolamo (PD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 241.6 km2 (93.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3 m (10 ft) |
| Population (1 January 2017)[4] | |
| • Total | 82,640[1] |
| Demonym(s) | Marsalese Lilibetano |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 91025 |
| Dialing code | 0923 |
| ISTAT code | 081011 |
| 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 |
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.
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.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Popolazione residente al 31 Marzo 2020 : Sicilia". I.Stat. 2020. Retrieved 2018-07-07.
- ↑ "Marsala, Sicily, Italy". www.enchantingitaly.com. Retrieved 2018-07-07.
- ↑ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ↑ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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