Paestum, originally the Greek colony of Poseidonia, was founded around 600 BC on the western coast of Italy about 80 kilometers south of modern Naples by settlers from Sybaris. It is renowned for three exceptionally well preserved Doric temples dedicated to Hera, Athena and Poseidon and built between roughly 550 and 450 BC, the oldest, the so-called Basilica dedicated to Hera, begun around 560 BC; the site passed to Lucanian and then Roman control, was renamed Paestum by the Romans, and its ruins remain among the most visited archaeological sites in Italy, with two further Doric temples uncovered by excavation as recently as 2024.
Facts
Founding Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Paestum (Wikidata)
P571 (inception)
-0600-00-00T00:00:00Z
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 40.42, longitude 15.005556
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 18 m
View the Source2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 40.42,15.0056
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevationQuote, results elevation
"elevation": 18.0
3. 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 40.25, 15.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 40.25, 15.25
40.25 15.25 Csa
4. GeoNames: Santa Venere - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 8949903, nearest place to the city coordinates (1.19 km)Quote, cities500 record 8949903, nearest place to the city coordinates (1.19 km)
40.4106 15.0123 P PPL IT 04 SA 065025 674 15 Europe/Rome
Wikidata: Paestum
Wikidata Q329967, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Paestum (Wikipedia)
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