Metapontum

Metapontum or Metapontium was an ancient city of Magna Graecia, the area of southern colonized by Greeks. It was situated on the gulf of between the river Bradanus and the Casuentus.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: Greek colony of Magna Graecia
  • Also known as: “Area archeologica di Metaponto”, “Area urbana di Metaponto”, “Metaponte”, “Metapontium”, “Metapontos”, “Mint of Metapontum”, “Parco archeologico Metaponto”, “梅塔蓬图姆”, “梅塔蓬圖姆”, “梅达彭提翁”, “梅達彭提翁”, and “麥特蓬托姆”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Temple of Apollo and Metaponto railway station.

Ruins
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is a ruins.

Railway station
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Metaponto is a railway station in , . is situated 2 km southwest of Metapontum.

Photo: Σπάρτακος, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The are the remains of a hexastyle… is situated 3½ km north of Metapontum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Metaponto and Marina di Ginosa.

Photo: Σπάρτακος, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small town of about 1,000 people in the , , .

Village
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is a frazione of the municipality of . is situated 8 km northeast of Metapontum.

Metapontum

Latitude
40.3834° or 40° 23′ 0″ north
Longitude
16.82474° or 16° 49′ 29″ east
Elevation
13 metres (43 feet)
Open location code
8FGR9RMF+9V
Open­Street­Map ID
way 70083562
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
7289453
Wiki­data ID
Q1058770
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In Other Languages

From Ancient Greek to Ukrainian—“Metapontum” goes by many names.
  • Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Μεταπόντιον”
  • Arabic: “ميتابنطيون”
  • Arabic: “ميتابونتو”
  • Armenian: “Մետապոնտո”
  • Basque: “Metaponto”
  • Belarusian: “Метапонт”
  • Bulgarian: “Метапонт”
  • Bulgarian: “Метапонтум”
  • Catalan: “Metapont”
  • Chinese: “梅塔庞托”
  • Chinese: “梅塔龐托”
  • Chinese: “米太旁登”
  • Chinese: “麦特蓬托姆”
  • Croatian: “Metaponto”
  • Danish: “Metapontion”
  • Dutch: “Metaponto”
  • Finnish: “Metapontion”
  • French: “Métaponte”
  • Galician: “Metaponto”
  • German: “Metapont”
  • Greek: “Μεταπόντιο”
  • Hausa: “Metapontum”
  • Hebrew: “מאטאפונטום”
  • Hungarian: “Metapontum”
  • Indonesian: “Metapontion”
  • Indonesian: “Metapontum”
  • Irish: “Metapontum”
  • Italian: “Metaponto”
  • Japanese: “メタポントゥム”
  • Korean: “메타폰툼”
  • Latin: “Metapontum” (historical)
  • Latvian: “Metaponta”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Metapontion”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Metapontion”
  • Persian: “متاپونتوم”
  • Polish: “Metapontion”
  • Portuguese: “Metaponto”
  • Romanian: “Metapontum”
  • Russian: “Метапонт”
  • Sicilian: “Metapontu”
  • Slovenian: “Metapont”
  • Spanish: “Metaponto”
  • Swedish: “Metapontum”
  • Ukrainian: “Метапонт”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Lido di Metaponto and Macchia.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Azienda Agricola La Cava and Scuola dell’Infanzia Statale ‘Metaponto’.

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