Caulonia

Caulonia or Caulon was an ancient city on the shore of the Ionian Sea near , . At some point after the destruction of the city by Rome in 200 BC, the inhabitants moved to a location further inland where they founded Stilida which developed into the modern town .
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  • Archaeological site
  • …lies at an elevation of 10 metres (33 feet)
  • Description: archaeological site in Italy
  • Also known as
    “Caulonia, Greek Bath”
    “Mint of Caulonia”
    “Parco archeologico di Kaulon”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Punta Stilo Lighthouse and Monasterace–Stilo railway station.
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is an active lighthouse on the… is situated 160 metres west of Caulonia.
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Monasterace–Stilo is a railway station in , Italy. is situated 1¼ km south of Caulonia.
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is situated 3½ km north of Caulonia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Punta Stilo and Monasterace Marina.
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is the name of an arcuate headland in , .
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is a village.
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is a hamlet, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Caulonia.

Caulonia

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Latitude
38.44729° or 38° 26′ 50″ north
Longitude
16.5794° or 16° 34′ 46″ east
Open location code
8FCRCHWH+WQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 224546120
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Geo­Names ID
8378682
Wiki­data ID
Q1292498

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In Other Languages

From Ancient Greek to Swedish—“Caulonia” goes by many names.
  • Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Καυλωνία”
  • Catalan: “Caulonia”
  • Catalan: “Caulònia”
  • Dutch: “Caulonia”
  • Finnish: “Kaulonia”
  • French: “Kaulon”
  • German: “Kaulon”
  • German: “Kaulonia”
  • Greek: “Καυλωνία”
  • Hebrew: “קאולוניה”
  • Hungarian: “Kaulon”
  • Italian: “Area archeologica di Caulonia”
  • Italian: “Kaulon”
  • Italian: “Museo e Parco archeologico Antica Kaulon”
  • Italian: “Museo e Parco archeologico dell’Antica Kaulon”
  • Polish: “Kaulon”
  • Polish: “Kaulonia”
  • Sicilian: “Kaulonia”
  • Spanish: “Caulonia”
  • Spanish: “Kaulon”
  • Swedish: “Kaulon”

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