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==Location== |
==Location== |
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The mountain is to the east of [[Trapani]] and encompasses an area of 18.3 km<sup>2</sup>. The Lenzi River has its source on the mountain.<ref>http://www.sitr.regione.sicilia.it/pai/relaz_lenzi_baiata/relaz_lenzi_baiata-5.html</ref> |
The mountain is to the east of [[Trapani]] and encompasses an area of 18.3 km<sup>2</sup>. The Lenzi River has its source on the mountain.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sitr.regione.sicilia.it/pai/relaz_lenzi_baiata/relaz_lenzi_baiata-5.html|title = Page 5}}</ref> |
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The city of [[Erice]] is located on the summit, the [[frazione]] of |
The city of [[Erice]] is located on the summit, the [[frazione]] of [[Santa Casa, Erice]] and the suburbs of Trapani are located on the western slopes, and the [[comune]] of [[Valderice]] is on the eastern side of the mountain. |
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==Geography== |
==Geography== |
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The mountain is covered by vegetation: there is a forest of [[Aleppo pine]] around Martogna, [[oak]] in the state forest of Sant'Anna, as well as [[holm oak]] and [[downy oak]] in the Costa Spada area.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lasiciliainrete.it/NATURA/aree_attrezzate/TRAPANI/erice_vetta/erice_vetta.htm |title= |
The mountain is covered by vegetation: there is a forest of [[Aleppo pine]] around Martogna, [[oak]] in the state forest of Sant'Anna, as well as [[Quercus ilex|holm oak]] and [[downy oak]] in the Costa Spada area.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lasiciliainrete.it/NATURA/aree_attrezzate/TRAPANI/erice_vetta/erice_vetta.htm |title=Area Attrezzata demaniale Erice Vetta |accessdate=2015-11-26 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151022184639/http://www.lasiciliainrete.it/natura/aree_attrezzate/TRAPANI/erice_vetta/erice_vetta.htm |archivedate=2015-10-22 }}</ref> |
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There are numerous hiking trails.<ref>http://www.piediincammino.it/primi-sentieri-cai-sulla-montagna-di-erice/</ref> The Sicilian [[State Forestry Corps|Forestry Corps]] has established an agro-forestry museum at S. Matteo, 4 km from the summit of Erice.<ref>http://www.touringclub.it/destinazione/98943/museo-agro-forestale-san-matteo</ref> |
There are numerous hiking trails.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.piediincammino.it/primi-sentieri-cai-sulla-montagna-di-erice/|title=Primi sentieri CAI sulla montagna di Erice}}</ref> The Sicilian [[State Forestry Corps|Forestry Corps]] has established an agro-forestry museum at S. Matteo, 4 km from the summit of Erice.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.touringclub.it/destinazione/98943/museo-agro-forestale-san-matteo|title = Museo agro-forestale San Matteo, Erice, localita, Museo}}</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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{{hatnote|Main article: [[Eryx (Sicily)|Eryx]]}} |
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In ancient times the mountain was occupied by the [[Elymians]] and subsequently by the [[Carthaginians]], the Greeks, and the Romans, who worshipped Aphrodite Erycina, or [[Venus Erycina]], there. In |
In ancient times the mountain was occupied by the [[Elymians]] and subsequently by the [[Carthaginians]], the Greeks, and the Romans, who worshipped Aphrodite Erycina, or [[Venus Erycina]], there. In 1117 it was renamed as Monte San Giuliano by the [[Norman Sicily|Normans]], .<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=In-uY3yXbP4C&q=monte+erice+geografia&pg=PA75|title=Nozioni elementari della geografia e storia del reame delle due Sicilie: Dalla sua origine sino ai tempi nostri|last1=Pandullo|first1=Domenico|year=1838}}</ref> The original name was restored in 1934. |
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Until the 1950s the comune of Monte San Giuliano included the territory of the current commune of [[Erice]], as well as Valderice, [[Custonaci]], [[San Vito Lo Capo]] and [[Buseto Palizzolo]]. |
Until the 1950s the comune of Monte San Giuliano included the territory of the current commune of [[Erice]], as well as Valderice, [[Custonaci]], [[San Vito Lo Capo]] and [[Buseto Palizzolo]]. |
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Since 1954, the Monte Erice [[hillclimbing]] championship has taken place on its slopes every year.<ref>http://www.acisportitalia.it/civm/informazioni-risultati/982/Cronoscalata-Monte-Erice/2015</ref> |
Since 1954, the Monte Erice [[hillclimbing]] championship has taken place on its slopes every year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.acisportitalia.it/civm/informazioni-risultati/982/Cronoscalata-Monte-Erice/2015|title=ACI Sport - Sito ufficiale}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Latest revision as of 20:50, 16 September 2022
| Monte Erice | |
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| Mount Eryx | |
 Monte Erice seen from Trapani | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 840 m (2,760 ft) |
| Coordinates | 38°02′07″N 12°35′32″E / 38.03529°N 12.59214°E |
| Geography | |
  Monte Erice Trapani, Sicily, Italy  Monte Erice Monte Erice (Sicily) | |
Monte Erice, or ancient Greek Mount Eryx, is a mountain of Sicily, in the province of Trapani.
Location[edit]
The mountain is to the east of Trapani and encompasses an area of 18.3 km2. The Lenzi River has its source on the mountain.[1]
The city of Erice is located on the summit, the frazione of Santa Casa, Erice and the suburbs of Trapani are located on the western slopes, and the comune of Valderice is on the eastern side of the mountain.
Geography[edit]
The mountain is covered by vegetation: there is a forest of Aleppo pine around Martogna, oak in the state forest of Sant'Anna, as well as holm oak and downy oak in the Costa Spada area.[2]
There are numerous hiking trails.[3] The Sicilian Forestry Corps has established an agro-forestry museum at S. Matteo, 4 km from the summit of Erice.[4]
History[edit]
In ancient times the mountain was occupied by the Elymians and subsequently by the Carthaginians, the Greeks, and the Romans, who worshipped Aphrodite Erycina, or Venus Erycina, there. In 1117 it was renamed as Monte San Giuliano by the Normans, .[5] The original name was restored in 1934. Until the 1950s the comune of Monte San Giuliano included the territory of the current commune of Erice, as well as Valderice, Custonaci, San Vito Lo Capo and Buseto Palizzolo.
Since 1954, the Monte Erice hillclimbing championship has taken place on its slopes every year.[6]
See also[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Monte Erice.
References[edit]
- ^ "Page 5".
- ^ "Area Attrezzata demaniale Erice Vetta". Archived from the original on 2015-10-22. Retrieved 2015-11-26.
- ^ "Primi sentieri CAI sulla montagna di Erice".
- ^ "Museo agro-forestale San Matteo, Erice, localita, Museo".
- ^ Pandullo, Domenico (1838). "Nozioni elementari della geografia e storia del reame delle due Sicilie: Dalla sua origine sino ai tempi nostri".
- ^ "ACI Sport - Sito ufficiale".
External links[edit]
- Regional Government of Sicily. "Corpo Idrico Sotterraneo: Monte Erice" (PDF).