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Deutsch: Erice ist ein Ort auf Sizilien in Italien.
English: Erice is a town in Sicily in Italy.
Italiano: Erice è una città in Sicilia in Italia.
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Erice 
Italian comune
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Location
Capital
  • Erice
Significant event
  • Siege of Eryx
Population
  • 26,089 (2023)
Area
  • 47.34 km² (2011)
Elevation above sea level
  • 751 ±1 m
Replaces
official website
Map38° 02′ 15″ N, 12° 35′ 15″ E
Authority file
Wikidata Q192917
VIAF cluster ID: 137194282
GND ID: 4122576-4
Library of Congress authority ID: n79065332
IdRef ID: 117285552
J9U ID: 987007564235405171
OpenStreetMap relation ID: 39450
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Elymian-Punic Walls

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The Elymian-Punic Walls of Erice are defensive fortifications at the site of Eryx, a religious centre and city in pre-Roman Sicily, dating back to the 8th century BCE.

Castle of Venus

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The Castle of Venus (Castello di Venere) is a medieval fortress that was built around the site of an ancient sanctuary of Venus Erycina at the summit of Monte Erice.

Balio Towers

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The Balio Towers (Torri del Balio) are a group of medieval fortifications that once served as a key defensive outpost overlooking the surrounding countryside and the Strait of Sicily.

Pepoli Turret

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The Pepoli Turret (Torretta Pepoli) is a small neo-Gothic structure built around 1870 in a Moorish revival style by Count Agostino Pepoli.

Balio Gardens

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The Balio Gardens (Giardino del Balio) are public gardens at the summit of Monte Erice. They take their name from the Bajulo, a magistrate who represented the sovereign authority following the Norman conquest of southern Italy.

Churches

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Mother Church

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The Mother Church of Erice (Chiesa Matrice, Chiesa Madrice or Real Duomo) is is the principal Roman Catholic church in Erice.

Other churches

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Erice has many old churches, monasteries, and oratories. These buildings reflect the town’s long religious history and evolving architectural styles.

Streetscapes

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Erice retains its medieval layout and architecture, with few modern interventions.

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