Egadi Islands

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Egadi Islands
The Egadi Islands from space
The Egadi Islands from space
Waters Tyrrhenian Sea
Geographical location 37 ° 58 ′  N , 12 ° 12 ′  E Coordinates: 37 ° 58 ′  N , 12 ° 12 ′  E
Egadi Islands (Sicily)
Egadi Islands
Number of islands approx. 10
Main island Favignana
Total land area 37.45 km²
Residents 4292 (2017)
Location map of the islands
Location map of the islands

The Egadi Islands (in ancient times Aegates , Italian Isole Egadi , the locals call them Ìsuli Ègadi ) are a small group of islands in the Tyrrhenian Sea off the west coast of Sicily near Trapani . They mainly consist of the three larger islands Favignana , Levanzo and Marettimo as well as a few smaller islands such as Formica and Maraone .

The Egadi Islands have a total area of ​​about 37.45 km² and 4,292 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2017). Around 80 percent of the population live on the main island of Favignana, 14 percent on Levanzo and 5 percent on Marrettimo.

The islands together form the municipality of Favignana in the Free Municipal Consortium of Trapani .

history

The islands were already settled in prehistoric times. At that time they were still connected to the mainland. On Levanzo, incised drawings and paintings from the Paleolithic age are preserved in the Grotta del Genovese .

In ancient times, the Egadi Islands were in 241 BC. Chr. Scene of the final battle between the fleets of Carthage and the Roman Republic in the First Punic War , with a victory of the Romans over the Carthaginians ended and ended the First Punic War.

gallery

  • View from Erice over Trapani to Favignana and Levanzo

  • Formica island

  • The island of Favignana

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