Erice
Erice is a hilltop town in western Sicily, perched on Monte Erice above the coastal city of Trapani. The historic centre retains a largely medieval layout, with cobbled streets, ancient landmarks, pre-Roman fortifications and numerous churches reflecting its religious significance.
- Town with about 26,100 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 750 metres (2,460 feet)
- …is also known as “081008”
- Description: Italian comune
- Neighbors
Places of Interest
Highlights include Monte Erice and Chiesa Matrice, Erice.
Monte Erice
Monte Erice, or ancient Greek Mount Eryx, is a mountain of Sicily, in the province of Trapani.
Chiesa Matrice, Erice
The Chiesa Matrice, is the principal Roman Catholic church in Erice, Sicily.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Trapani and Santa Casa, Erice.
Santa Casa, Erice
Erice is a historic town and comune in the province of Trapani, Sicily, southern Italy. Santa Casa, Erice is situated 4 km southwest of Erice.
Pizzolungo
Pizzolungo is a small Italian seaside village in western Sicily. Pizzolungo is situated 3½ km northwest of Erice.
Erice
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Latitude
38.0382° or 38° 2′ 18″ north
Longitude
12.5872° or 12° 35′ 14″ east
Open location code
8FCJ2HQP+7V
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OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Waray—“Erice” goes by many names.
اريتشيArabic
جبل حامدArabic
ԷրիչեArmenian
EriceBasque
ЭрычэBelarusian
EriceBreton
ЕричеBulgarian
EriceCatalan
EriceCebuano
ЭричеChechen
埃里切Chinese
EriceCzech
EriceDanish
EriceDimli (individual language)
EriceDutch
EriceEsperanto
EriceFinnish
EryxFinnish
ერიჩეGeorgian
ΈριτσεGreek
ΈρυξGreek
EriceHebrew
אריצ’הHebrew
EriceHungarian
EriceIndonesian
EriceInterlingua
EriceIrish
Agro ericinoItalian
Comune di EriceItalian
EriceItalian
Monte San GiulianoItalian
エーリチェJapanese
ÉrïçeKazakh
ЭричеKazakh
ەرىيتشەKazakh
EriceKurdish
EriceLadin
EryxLatin
Mons Sancti IulianiLatin
EričėLithuanian
EriceLombard
EriceLuxembourgish
ЕрисMacedonian
EriceMalay
EriceMin Nan Chinese
EriceNeapolitan
EriceNorwegian Bokmål
EriceNorwegian Nynorsk
اریچهPersian
EricePiemontese
EricePolish
EryksPolish
Monte San GiulianoSerbo-Croatian
EriceSicilian
ÈriciSicilian
U MuntiSicilian
EriceSlovenian
اریچهSouth Azerbaijani
EriceSwahili
EriceSwedish
EriceTagalog
ЭричеTatar
EriceTurkish
Erice, İtalyaTurkish
Erice, SicilyaTurkish
ЕричеUkrainian
ЕрічеUkrainian
اریسUrdu
EriceVenetian
EriceVietnamese
EriceVolapük
EriceWaray (Philippines)
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Localities in the Area
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