Cosa in Ansedonia Ruins
Cosa was an ancient Roman city near the present Ansedonia in southwestern Tuscany, Italy. It is sited on a hill 113 m above sea level and 140 km northwest of Rome on the Tyrrhenian Sea coast.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: Latin colony founded ca. 273 BCE
- Also known as: “Cosa”, “Cosa (Samian Ware Discovery Site)”, “Cosa e Ansedonia”, and “Cosae (poetic)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Museo Archeologico Nazionale and Forum of Cosa.
Museo Archeologico Nazionale
Museum
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Museo Archeologico Nazionale is a museum.
Forum of Cosa
Archaeological site
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ansedonia and Tower of San Pancrazio.
Ansedonia
Village
Ansedonia is a frazione of the comune of Orbetello, in the province of Grosseto, southern Tuscany. At the time of the 2001 census, its population was 88. It is a renowned tourist resort. The village lies near the ruins of the ancient Roman town of Cosa.
Tower of San Pancrazio
Locality
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Tower of San Pancrazio is a locality.
Cosa in Ansedonia Ruins
- Categories: archaeological site, ancient city, Roman colony, Roman city, Samian Ware Discovery Site, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Orbetello, Grosseto, Tuscany, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
42.41237° or 42° 24′ 45″ northLongitude
11.28703° or 11° 17′ 13″ eastElevation
93 metres (305 feet)Open location code
8FJHC76P+WROpenStreetMap ID
node 4832768337OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
3177932Wikidata ID
Q546547
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Spanish—“Cosa in Ansedonia Ruins” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Cosa”
- Bulgarian: “Коза”
- Catalan: “Cosa”
- Dutch: “Cosa”
- French: “colonie romaine de Cosa”
- French: “Cosa”
- German: “Cosa”
- Hebrew: “קוסה”
- Italian: “Cosa”
- Japanese: “コサ”
- Latin: “Cosa”
- Serbian: “Cosa”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Cosa”
- Spanish: “Cosa”
- Spanish: “Portus Cosanus”
- Spanish: “Succosa”
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