Erice

Erice is a hilltop town in western , perched on Monte Erice above the coastal city of . The historic centre retains a largely medieval layout, with cobbled streets, ancient landmarks, pre-Roman fortifications and numerous churches reflecting its religious significance.
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  • Type: Town with 26,000 residents
  • Description: Italian comune
  • Also known as: “081008”, “Agro ericino”, “Erice, İtalya”, “Erici”, “Eryks”, “Mons Sancti Iuliani”, “Monte Erice”, “Monte San Giuliano”, “U Munti”, “Еріче”, and “اريتشي”
  • Neighbors: and

Places of Interest

Highlights: Monte Erice and Chiesa Matrice, Erice.

Peak
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is an isolated mountain on the western coast of , overlooking the . It rises to 751 m, with the historic centre of Erice at its summit and the lower slopes occupied by its modern and rural settlements, as well as by parts of and .

Church
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The Chiesa Matrice, is the principal Roman Catholic church in Erice, . Commonly referred to as the Duomo di Erice or Real Duomo, it was built in the early 14th century during the reign of King Frederick III of Aragon and is dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary.

Castle
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is a castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Trapani and Santa Casa, Erice.

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occupies a narrow peninsula stretching between two seas, where the Tyrrhenian and Mediterranean meet. Its historic centre extends directly into the water, framed by old city walls, beaches, and a working port.

Town
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Erice is a historic town and comune in the , , southern . It is a member of the I Borghi più belli d'Italia association. is situated 4 km southwest of Erice.

Village
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is a small seaside village in western . It is situated just north of the city of . has white, sandy beaches and hills and cliffs surround the coastline, making for a scenic view. is situated 3½ km northwest of Erice.

Erice

Latitude
38.0382° or 38° 2′ 18″ north
Longitude
12.5872° or 12° 35′ 14″ east
Population
26,000
Elevation
748 metres (2,454 feet)
Open location code
8FCJ2HQP+7V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 67257082
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
6539112
Wiki­data ID
Q192917
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Waray—“Erice” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “إريتشي”
  • Arabic: “جبل حامد”
  • Armenian: “Էրիչե”
  • Basque: “Erice”
  • Belarusian: “Эрычэ”
  • Breton: “Erice”
  • Bulgarian: “Ериче”
  • Catalan: “Erice”
  • Cebuano: “Erice”
  • Chechen: “Эриче”
  • Chinese: “埃里切”
  • Czech: “Erice”
  • Danish: “Erice”
  • Dimli (individual language): “Erice”
  • Dutch: “Erice”
  • Esperanto: “Erice”
  • Finnish: “Erice”
  • French: “Erice”
  • Georgian: “ერიჩე”
  • German: “Erice”
  • Greek: “Έριτσε”
  • Greek: “Έρυξ”
  • Hebrew: “אריצ’ה”
  • Hungarian: “Erice”
  • Indonesian: “Erice”
  • Interlingua: “Erice”
  • Irish: “Erice”
  • Italian: “Comune di Erice”
  • Italian: “Erice”
  • Japanese: “エーリチェ”
  • Kazakh: “Érïçe”
  • Kazakh: “Эриче”
  • Kazakh: “ەرىيتشە”
  • Kurdish: “Erice”
  • Ladin: “Erice”
  • Latin: “Eryx”
  • Lithuanian: “Eričė”
  • Lombard: “Erice”
  • Luxembourgish: “Erice”
  • Macedonian: “Ерис”
  • Malay: “Erice”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Erice”
  • Neapolitan: “Erice”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Erice”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Erice”
  • Persian: “اریچه”
  • Piemontese: “Erice”
  • Polish: “Erice”
  • Portuguese: “Érice”
  • Romanian: “Erice”
  • Russian: “Эриче”
  • Scots: “Erice”
  • Serbian: “Erice”
  • Serbian: “Ериче”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Erice”
  • Sicilian: “Èrici”
  • Slovenian: “Erice”
  • South Azerbaijani: “اریچه”
  • Spanish: “Erice”
  • Swahili: “Erice”
  • Swedish: “Erice”
  • Tagalog: “Erice”
  • Tatar: “Эриче”
  • Turkish: “Erice, Sicilya”
  • Turkish: “Erice”
  • Ukrainian: “Ериче”
  • Urdu: “اریس”
  • Venetian: “Erice”
  • Vietnamese: “Erice”
  • Volapük: “Erice”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Erice”

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