Cosa
Cosa was an ancient Roman city near the present Ansedonia in southwestern Tuscany, Italy. It is situated on a hill 113 m above sea level and 140 km northwest of Rome on the Tyrrhenian Sea coast.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: Latin colony founded ca. 273 BCE
- Also known as: “colonie romaine de Cosa”, “Cosa (Samian Ware Discovery Site)”, “Cosae (poetic)”, “Mint of Cosa”, “Portus Cosanus”, and “Succosa”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Museo Archeologico Nazionale and Forum of Cosa.
Forum of Cosa
Archaeological site
Forum of Cosa is an archaeological site, which is situated 110 metres east of Cosa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ansedonia and Tower of San Pancrazio.
Ansedonia
Village
Ansedonia is a frazione of the comune of Orbetello, in the province of Grosseto, southern Tuscany.
Cosa
- Categories: archaeological site, ancient city, Roman colony, Roman city, Samian Ware Discovery Site, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Orbetello, Grosseto, Tuscany, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
42.41237° or 42° 24′ 45″ north
Longitude
11.28703° or 11° 17′ 13″ east
Open location code
8FJHC76P+WR
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Turkish—“Cosa” goes by many names.
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Thermae and Cisterna.
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Places to explore: Basilica and Comitium e Curia.
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