Cosa

Cosa was an ancient Roman city near the present in southwestern , Italy. It is situated on a hill 113 m above sea level and 140 km northwest of on the coast.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: Latin colony founded ca. 273 BCE
  • Also known as: “Cosa (Samian Ware Discovery Site)”, “Cosae (poetic)”, and “Mint of Cosa”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Museo Archeologico Nazionale and Forum of Cosa.

Museum
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is a museum.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site, which is situated 110 metres east of Cosa.

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ansedonia and Tower of San Pancrazio.

Village
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is a frazione of the comune of , in the , southern . At the time of the 2001 census, its population was 88. It is a renowned tourist resort. The village lies near the ruins of the ancient Roman town of Cosa.

Locality
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is a locality.

Locality
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is a locality.

Cosa

Latitude
42.41237° or 42° 24′ 45″ north
Longitude
11.28703° or 11° 17′ 13″ east
Open location code
8FJHC76P+WR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4832768337
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q546547
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Turkish—“Cosa” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Cosa”
  • Bulgarian: “Коза”
  • Catalan: “Cosa”
  • Dutch: “Cosa”
  • French: “colonie romaine de Cosa”
  • French: “Cosa”
  • German: “Cosa”
  • Hebrew: “קוסה”
  • Italian: “Cosa”
  • Japanese: “コサ”
  • Latin: “Cosa”
  • Serbian: “Cosa”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Cosa”
  • Spanish: “Cosa”
  • Spanish: “Portus Cosanus”
  • Spanish: “Succosa”
  • Turkish: “Cosa”

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