Laüs
Laüs or Laus was an ancient city on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea. It was at the mouth of the Lao River, which formed the boundary between Lucania and Bruttium in ancient times and gave it its name.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: ancient Italian city in Calabria
- Also known as: “Parco Archeologico di Laos”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Castello San Michele.
Castello San Michele
Castle
Photo: DnaX, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castello San Michele is a castle, which is situated 1½ km southeast of Laüs.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Maierà and Cirella.
Maierà
Village
Photo: AlMare, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Maierà is a town and comune in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. Maierà is situated 6 km south of Laüs.
Cirella
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cirella is a village, which is situated 6 km south of Laüs.
Scalea
Photo: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Scalea is a resort on the south-western coast of Italy facing the Tyrrhenian Sea in the Golfo del Pollino, on a stretch of coast called "Riviera dei Cedri".
Laüs
- Categories: polis, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Santa Maria del Cedro, Province of Cosenza, Calabria, Southern Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
39.76668° or 39° 46′ northLongitude
15.82985° or 15° 49′ 48″ eastElevation
57 metres (187 feet)Open location code
8FFQQR8H+MWOpenStreetMap ID
way 298700953OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Laüs” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Laüs”
- Dutch: “Laüs”
- Finnish: “Laos”
- French: “Laos”
- German: “Laos”
- Greek: “Λάος”
- Italian: “collina di San.Bartolo”
- Italian: “Laos”
- Italian: “parco archeologico di Laos Santa Maria del Cedro”
- Italian: “parco archeologico di Laos”
- Latvian: “Laosa (Lielā Grieķija)”
- Latvian: “Laosa”
- Polish: “Laos (miasto)”
- Polish: “Laos”
- Polish: “Laüs”
- Spanish: “Laos”
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