Marinella di Selinunte

Marinella di Selinunte
Frazione
Marinella di Selinunte
Location of Marinella di Selinunte in Italy
Coordinates: 37°34′57″N 12°50′22″E / 37.58250°N 12.83944°E / 37.58250; 12.83944Coordinates: 37°34′57″N 12°50′22″E / 37.58250°N 12.83944°E / 37.58250; 12.83944
Country  Italy
Region  Sicily
Province Trapani (TP)
Comune Castelvetrano
Elevation 2 m (7 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 1,499
Demonym(s) Marinellesi / Selinuntini
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 91022
Dialing code (+39) 0924
Website Official website

Marinella di Selinunte, also known as Marinella, is a southern Italian village and hamlet (frazione) of Castelvetrano, a municipality in the Province of Trapani, Sicily. It is located close to the Ancient Greek city of Selinunte and, in 2011, it had a population of 1,499.[1]

History

The village was founded at the end of the 19th century and grew, due to its position by the coast, during the second half of the 20th century. It was sometimes cited, along with the nearby village of Triscina, as an example of massive illegal building perpetrated in Italy in that period.[2]

Geography

Marinella is located by the Mediterranean Coast, 13 km south of Castelvetrano and next to the archaeological site of Selinunte. It is few km from Triscina, the other hamlet of Castelvetrano, 14 from Campobello di Mazara, 17 from Menfi and 30 from Mazara del Vallo. The railway station of Selinunte, part of the former Castelvetrano-Sciacca-Porto Empedocle-Agrigento railway, is located in the village.

Main sights

References

  1. 1 2 (in Italian) Marinella on italia.indettaglio.it
  2. ↑ (in Italian) "5,000 illegal buildings on the shore of abuse". Gian Antonio Stella, Corriere della Sera
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