Levanzo

Levanzo
Capo grosso, the northern tip of Levanzo
Waters	Mediterranean Sea
Archipelago	Egadi Islands
Geographical location	38 ° 0 ′ 1 ″  N , 12 ° 20 ′ 8 ″  E Coordinates: 38 ° 0 ′ 1 ″  N , 12 ° 20 ′ 8 ″  E
surface	5.82 km²
Highest elevation	Pizzo Monaco 278  m
Residents	222 38 inhabitants / km²
Map of the Egadi Islands

Levanzo is the northernmost and smallest of the three Egadi Islands in the Mediterranean off the west coast of Sicily . Politically, Levanzo belongs as a fraction to the municipality of Favignana in the Free Municipal Consortium Trapani .

The island has an area of ​​5.82 km². The highest point is the Pizzo Monaco with 278 m. Levanzo has 222 inhabitants (2001 census).

The ancient name of the island was Phorbantia, after a species of plant found there. Levanzo was called Buccina under the Romans. The island remained uninhabited for a long time and apparently served as a cattle pasture.

The most famous sight in Levanzo is the Grotta del Genovese with paintings from the 10th millennium BC. Chr.

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2. ↑ General Encyclopedia of Sciences and Arts, Leipzig, 1850