Selinunte was an ancient Greek city on the southwestern coast of Sicily, founded by colonists from Megara Hyblaea in the seventh century BC. It grew into one of the wealthiest cities in Sicily, known for its monumental temple complex, before being destroyed by Carthage in 409 BC and abandoned after further conflict in the third century BC. The site today preserves one of the largest collections of Greek temple ruins in the Mediterranean, spread across several distinct temple hills.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Latitude37.583611 degrees north 1 Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Selinunte (Wikidata)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 37.583611, longitude 12.824722
P2046 (area)
area 0.0004 sq km
P571 (inception)
inception -628
View the Source2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 37.5836,12.8247
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevationQuote, results elevation
"elevation": 33.0
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 37.75, 12.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 37.75, 12.75
37.75 12.75 Csa
4. GeoNames: Marinella - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 2524256, nearest place to the city coordinates (2.13 km)Quote, cities500 record 2524256, nearest place to the city coordinates (2.13 km)
37.59475 12.84434 P PPL IT 15 TP 081006 1499 2 54 Europe/Rome
Wikidata: Selinunte
Wikidata Q952173, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Selinunte (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Southern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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