Gela Province of Caltanissetta Sicily Italy
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Gela

Gela (Sicilian and Italian pronunciation: [ˈdʒɛːla]; Ancient Greek: Γέλα) is a city and comune (municipality) in the Autonomous Region of Sicily, Italy; in terms of area and population, it is the largest municipality on the southern coast of Sicily. Gela is part of the Province of Caltanissetta and is one of the few comuni in Italy with a population and area that exceed those of the provincial capital. Gela was founded in 698 BC by Greek colonists from Rhodes and Crete; it was an influential polis of Magna Graecia in the 7th and 6th centuries BC and became one of the most powerful cities until the 5th c. BC. Aeschylus, the famous playwright, lived here and died in 456 BC. In 1943, during the Invasion of Sicily, the Allied forces made their first landing on the island at Gela.
Known in ancient times as: Gela
Periods/Settlements: archaic, classical, hellenistic-republican, modern

Distance between:

Rome to Gela 347 Miles / 559 Kms
Milan to Gela 638 Miles / 1028 Kms
Venice to Gela 589 Miles / 948 Kms


Postal Code 93012


Population 2020

Total: 74075
Total Men: 36262
Total Women: 36262

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