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Brucoli (Sicilian: Brùculi) is a southern Italian hamlet (frazione) of Augusta, a municipality part of the Province of Syracuse, Sicily.

Brucoli is located by the Ionian Sea coast of the island of Sicily and is 6.25 kilometres (3.88 mi) from Augusta.[1] It has a population of 1,098.[1]

At the ancient time, it was a colony of Megara founded by the Megarian Lamis (Ancient Greek: Λάμις) in Magna Graecia and called Trotilon (Ancient Greek: Τρώτιλον).[2]

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  • Panorama
    Panorama
  • Lighthouse and castle
    Lighthouse and castle
  • The castle of Brucoli
    The castle of Brucoli
  • Saint Nicholas church
    Saint Nicholas church

References

  1. ^ a b c d "The Village of Brucoli". Italia.Indettaglio.it. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  2. ^ Thucydides. History of the Peloponnesian War, § 6.4 (in Greek). Retrieved 11 March 2019.

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