Scilla

Scilla is a town and comune in , Italy, administratively part of the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria. It is the traditional site of the sea monster Scylla of Greek mythology.
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  • Type: Village with 5,180 residents
  • Description: Italian comune
  • Also known as: “Scilla, Calabria”
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Places of Interest

Highlights: Castello Ruffo di Scilla and Scilla Lighthouse.

Castle
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is a castle.

Lighthouse
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is an active lighthouse in …

Railway stop
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is a railway stop.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cannitello and Campo Calabro.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet, which is situated 6 km west of Scilla.

Village
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is a municipality in the… is situated 6 km southwest of Scilla.

Suburb
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is a neighbourhood in the north of , Italy. is situated 7 km west of Scilla.

Scilla

Latitude
38.25067° or 38° 15′ 2″ north
Longitude
15.71899° or 15° 43′ 8″ east
Population
5,180
Elevation
72 metres (236 feet)
UN/LOCODE
IT SLL
Open location code
8FCQ7P29+7H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 67275287
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2523187
Wiki­data ID
Q54666
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Scilla” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ستشيلا”
  • Aragonese: “Scilla”
  • Armenian: “Շիլլա”
  • Basque: “Scilla”
  • Breton: “Scilla”
  • Bulgarian: “Шила”
  • Catalan: “Scilla”
  • Cebuano: “Scilla”
  • Central Bikol: “Scilla, Italya”
  • Central Bikol: “Scilla”
  • Chechen: “Шилла”
  • Chinese: “希拉”
  • Dimli (individual language): “Scilla, İtalya”
  • Dutch: “Scilla”
  • Esperanto: “Scilla”
  • Finnish: “Scilla”
  • French: “Scilla”
  • Georgian: “შილა”
  • German: “Scilla”
  • Greek: “Σκύλλα της Μεσσήνης”
  • Hebrew: “שילה”
  • Hungarian: “Scilla”
  • Interlingua: “Scilla”
  • Irish: “Scilla”
  • Italian: “Scilla”
  • Japanese: “シッラ”
  • Kazakh: “Шилла”
  • Kurdish: “Scilla, Calabria”
  • Kurdish: “Scilla”
  • Ladin: “Scilla”
  • Latin: “Scylleum”
  • Lombard: “Scilla”
  • Malay: “Scilla, Calabria”
  • Malay: “Scilla”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Scilla”
  • Neapolitan: “Scilla”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Scilla”
  • Persian: “شیلا”
  • Piemontese: “Scilla”
  • Polish: “Scilla”
  • Portuguese: “Scilla”
  • Romanian: “Scilla”
  • Russian: “Шилла”
  • Serbian: “Scilla”
  • Serbian: “Шила”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Scilla, Reggio Calabria”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Scilla”
  • Sicilian: “U Scigghiu”
  • Slovenian: “Scilla, Kalabrija”
  • South Azerbaijani: “شیلا (کالابریا)”
  • South Azerbaijani: “شیلا”
  • Spanish: “Scilla”
  • Swedish: “Scilla”
  • Tagalog: “Scilla, Calabria”
  • Tagalog: “Scilla”
  • Tatar: “Шилла”
  • Turkish: “Scilla, Calabria”
  • Turkish: “Scilla”
  • Ukrainian: “Шилла”
  • Uzbek: “Scilla”
  • Venetian: “Scilla”
  • Volapük: “Scilla”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Scilla, Italy”
  • Welsh: “Scilla”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Chianalea and Marina Grande.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Ospedale ‘Scillesi d’America’ and Cimitero di Scilla.

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