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Monte Erice, or ancient Greek Mount Eryx, is a mountain of Sicily, in the province of Trapani.

Monte Erice
Mount Eryx
Monte Erice seen from Trapani
Highest point
Elevation	840 m (2,760 ft)
Coordinates	38°02′07″N 12°35′32″E
Geography
Monte Erice Trapani, Sicily, Italy Show map of Italy Monte Erice Monte Erice (Sicily) Show map of Sicily

Location

The mountain is to the east of Trapani and encompasses an area of 18.3 km². The Lenzi River has its source on the mountain.[1]

The city of Erice is located on the summit, the frazione of Santa Casa, Erice and the suburbs of Trapani are located on the western slopes, and the comune of Valderice is on the eastern side of the mountain.

Geography

The mountain is covered by vegetation: there is a forest of Aleppo pine around Martogna, oak in the state forest of Sant'Anna, as well as holm oak and downy oak in the Costa Spada area.[2]

There are numerous hiking trails.[3] The Sicilian Forestry Corps has established an agro-forestry museum at S. Matteo, 4 km from the summit of Erice.[4]

History

In ancient times the mountain was occupied by the Elymians and subsequently by the Carthaginians, the Greeks, and the Romans, who worshipped Aphrodite Erycina, or Venus Erycina, there. In 1117 it was renamed as Monte San Giuliano by the Normans, .[5] The original name was restored in 1934. Until the 1950s the comune of Monte San Giuliano included the territory of the current commune of Erice, as well as Valderice, Custonaci, San Vito Lo Capo and Buseto Palizzolo.

Since 1954, the Monte Erice hillclimbing championship has taken place on its slopes every year.[6]

See also

• Erice
• Eryx (Sicily)

References

External links

• Regional Government of Sicily. "Corpo Idrico Sotterraneo: Monte Erice" (PDF).

На других языках

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[de] Monte Erice

Der Monte Erice ist ein 840 m (m s.l.m.) hoher Berg im Freien Gemeindekonsortium Trapani auf Sizilien, Italien, der Teil der Monti di Trapani ist. Auf seiner Kuppe liegt Erice. Sein Name kommt aus der Zeit der griechischen Besiedlung der Westspitze Sizilien. Die Griechen nannten ihn nach dem Sohn Aphrodites, Eryx (Έρυξ). Vom Stadtzentrum Trapani führt im Sommerhalbjahr die Seilbahn Trapani hoch auf das Bergplateau.

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- [en] Monte Erice

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[fr] Mont Éryx

Le mont Éryx (Erice en italien), dénommé aujourd'hui mont San Giuliano, est situé à la pointe nord-ouest de la Sicile, non loin de la ville de Trapani (en latin Drepanum), à une centaine de kilomètres à l'ouest de Palerme. Il culmine à 758 mètres d'altitude. On y trouve également le Castello Pepoli et le Castello di Venere (qui renferme quelques ruines du temple antique dédié à Vénus Érycine).

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[it] Monte Erice

Il monte Erice è una montagna della Sicilia, in provincia di Trapani. Anticamente era denominato Monte San Giuliano. È la cima più occidentale dei Monti di Trapani.

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