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[[File:Erice Sicily Italy 18.jpg |thumb|left|The southern part of the mountain]] |
[[File:Erice Sicily Italy 18.jpg |thumb|left|The southern part of the mountain]] |
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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 |
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> |
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The city of [[Erice]] is located on the summit, the [[frazione]] of {{ill|Casa Santa|it}} and the suburbs of Trapani are located on the western slopes, and the [[comune]] of [[Valderice]] is on the eastern side of the mountain. |
The city of [[Erice]] is located on the summit, the [[frazione]] of {{ill|Casa Santa|it}} 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>http://www.lasiciliainrete.it/NATURA/aree_attrezzate/TRAPANI/erice_vetta/erice_vetta.htm</ref> |
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>http://www.lasiciliainrete.it/NATURA/aree_attrezzate/TRAPANI/erice_vetta/erice_vetta.htm</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 |
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> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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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>http://www.acisportitalia.it/civm/informazioni-risultati/982/Cronoscalata-Monte-Erice/2015</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[[Erice]] |
*[[Erice]] |
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*[[Eryx (Sicily)]] |
*[[Eryx (Sicily)]] |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*{{cite web|url=http://www.regione.sicilia.it/presidenza/ucomrifiuti/acque/DOCUMENTI/DOCUMENTI_E/E3/TRAPANI/Monte%20Erice.pdf|author=Regional Government of Sicily|title=Corpo Idrico Sotterraneo: Monte Erice}} |
*{{cite web|url=http://www.regione.sicilia.it/presidenza/ucomrifiuti/acque/DOCUMENTI/DOCUMENTI_E/E3/TRAPANI/Monte%20Erice.pdf|author=Regional Government of Sicily|title=Corpo Idrico Sotterraneo: Monte Erice}} |
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[[Category:Mountains of Sicily|Erice]] |
[[Category:Mountains of Sicily|Erice]] |
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Revision as of 12:50, 9 December 2016
| Monte Erice | |
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| Mount Eryx | |
 Monte Erice seen from Trapani | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 840 m (2,760 ft) |
| Geography | |
  Monte Erice Trapani, Sicily, Italy | |
Monte Erice or Mount Eryx is a mountain of Sicily, in the province of Trapani.
Location
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 Casa Santa 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
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
In ancient times the mountain was occupied by the Elymians and subsequently by the Carthaginians and Romans, who worshiped Venus Erycina there. It was renamed in 117 by the Normans, as Monte San Giuliano.[5] The original name was restored in 1934. Until the 1950s the comune of Monte San Giuliano contained 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
References
- ^ http://www.sitr.regione.sicilia.it/pai/relaz_lenzi_baiata/relaz_lenzi_baiata-5.html
- ^ http://www.lasiciliainrete.it/NATURA/aree_attrezzate/TRAPANI/erice_vetta/erice_vetta.htm
- ^ http://www.piediincammino.it/primi-sentieri-cai-sulla-montagna-di-erice/
- ^ http://www.touringclub.it/destinazione/98943/museo-agro-forestale-san-matteo
- ^ [1]
- ^ http://www.acisportitalia.it/civm/informazioni-risultati/982/Cronoscalata-Monte-Erice/2015
External links
- Regional Government of Sicily. "Corpo Idrico Sotterraneo: Monte Erice" (PDF).