Syracuse, Sicily
Syracuse (/ˈsɪrəˌkjuːs, -ˌkjuːz/; Italian: Siracusa, pronounced [siraˈkuːza] (
listen); Sicilian: Sarausa; Laitin: Syrācūsae; Ancient Greek: Συράκουσαι, Syrakousai;[2] medieval Greek: Συρακοῦσαι) is a heestoric ceety in Sicily, the caipital o the province o Syracuse.
Syracuse Siracusa | |
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| Comune di Siracusa | |
.jpg) Ortygia island, whaur Syracuse wis foondit in auncient Greek times. Moont Etna is veesible in the distance. | |
 Coat airms | |
  Syracuse Location o Syracuse in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 37°05′N 15°17′E / 37.083°N 15.283°E | |
| Kintra | Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Province | Syracuse (SR) |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Giancarlo Garrozzo (PD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 204.1 km2 (78.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 17 m (56 ft) |
| Population (30 September 2011) | |
| • Total | 123,408 |
| • Density | 600/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Siracusani |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 96100 |
| Diallin code | 0931 |
| Patron saunt | Saunt Lucy |
| Saunt day | 13 December |
| Website | comune.siracusa.it |
References
eedit- ↑ ‘Ceety’ population (i.e. that o the comune or municipality) frae demographic balance: January-April 2009, ISTAT.
- ↑ Συράκουσαι. Liddell, Henry George; Scott, Robert; A Greek–English Lexicon at the Perseus Project