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Rusellae

Southern Europe

Rusellae was an important ancient town of Etruria in Italy that survived into the Middle Ages before being abandoned. Its archaeological remains lie in the modern frazione of Roselle, near the city of Grosseto in Tuscany.

Facts
Area (sq km)
0.02 1
Founding Year
700 BCE to 601 BCE 2
Latitude
42.82718 degrees north 1
Longitude
11.159306 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 5
Sources
1. Rusellae (Wikidata)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 42.82718, longitude 11.159306
  • P2046 (area)
    area 0.02 sq km
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2. Rusellae (Wikipedia)
  • History
    Founded as a city in the 7th century BC, it was quoted by Dionysius of Halicarnassus as one of the cities that brought help to the Latins in the war against the Roman king Tarquinius Priscus.
  • History section
    Founded as a city in the 7th century BC, it was quoted by Dionysius of Halicarnassus as one of the cities that brought help to the Latins in the war against the Roman king Tarquinius Priscus.
  • In Group: Cities of Southern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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3. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 42.8272,11.1593
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 158.0
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 42.75, 11.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 42.75, 11.25
42.75 11.25 Csa
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5. GeoNames: Bagno Roselle - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 3182493, nearest place to the city coordinates (2.46 km)
Quote, cities500 record 3182493, nearest place to the city coordinates (2.46 km)
42.81114 11.13859 P PPL IT 16 GR 053011 1869 25 29 Europe/Rome
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Wikidata: Rusellae
Wikidata Q2860778, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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