Syracuse and the rock necropolis of Pantalica

Syracuse and the rock necropolis of Pantalica
UNESCO world heritage
	Ortygia island in Syracuse
National territory:	Italy
Type:	Culture
Criteria :	(ii) (iii) (iv) (vi)
Surface:	898.46 hectares
Buffer zone:	5,519.4 ha
Reference No .:	1200
UNESCO region :	Europe and North America
	History of enrollment
Enrollment:	2005 (session 29)

Syracuse and the Pantalica Felsnekropolis is one of the UNESCO -listed site of world heritage in Italy . The serial world heritage site is located in Sicily and includes several ancient sites in the city of Syracuse as well as the necropolis of Pantalica, which is located near the city .

background

Pantalica an important settlement of the Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age , dating from the 13th century BC. Until the 7th century BC Was inhabited without interruptions. The prehistoric Pantalica culture , of which it was the capital, is named after her . With the Greek colonization of Sicily, the decline of Pantalica began, soon after the settlement was completely abandoned. The most important remains of the settlement are the rock chamber tombs of their necropolis .

Syracuse (Greek Syakusai ) was founded in 734 BC by Doric settlers from Corinth on the island of Ortygia and soon expanded to the mainland. In the course of the following centuries it developed into the largest and most powerful polis in ancient Sicily. In the First Punic War , Syracuse made peace with the Romans and, under Hieron II, became the capital of a Hellenistic kingdom that encompassed the part of Sicily in the southeast of the island that was not conquered by the Romans. In the Second Punic War , Syracuse, which had in the meantime allied itself with the Punic , was destroyed in 212 BC. Conquered by the Romans.

registration

Syracuse and the rock necropolis of Pantalica was entered in the list of UNESCO World Heritage in 2005 based on a resolution of the 29th session of the World Heritage Committee. The entry was made on the basis of criteria (ii), (iii), (iv) and (vi).

“ (Ii): The ensemble of sites and monuments in Syracuse and Pantalica is a remarkable testimony to the Mediterranean cultures over the centuries. "

“ (Iii): The Syrakus / Pantalica ensemble offers an extraordinary testimony to the development of civilizations over three millennia through its remarkable cultural diversity. "

“ (Iv): The group of monuments and archaeological sites in Syracuse (between the core of Ortygia and the remains throughout the urban area) is the best example of outstanding architectural creations encompassing multiple cultural influences (Greek, Roman and Baroque). "

“ (Vi): Ancient Syracuse was directly linked to events, ideas and literary works of outstanding universal importance. "

scope

The serial world heritage site consists of three separate areas. These cover a total of 898.46 ha of protection . The individual protection areas are each surrounded by buffer zones, which have a total area of 5,519.4 ha.

Ref.No.	designation	location	Protection area	Buffer zone	image
1200-001	Pantalica necropolis	Sortino ( geographic coordinates )37.141667 15.028333	205.86 ha	3699.7 ha	more pictures
1200-002	Ancient sites of Syracuse: - Achradina - Castello Eurialo - Dionysian fortifications - Epipolae - Neapolis - Scala Greca - Tyche	Syracuse ( Coordinates missing! Help with. ) ( Geocoordinates ) ( Coordinates missing! Help with. ) ( Coordinates missing! Help with. ) ( Geocoordinates ) ( Coordinates missing! Help with. ) ( Coordinates missing! Help with. )37.091288 15.221776 37.07528 15.27713	635.96 ha	874.45 hectares	more pictures
1200-003	Ortygia	Syracuse ( geographic coordinates )37.059444 15.293056	56.64 ha	945.25 hectares	more pictures

literature

Syracuse and rock chamber tombs from Pantalica . In: The World Heritage . Frederking & Thaler, Munich 2015, ISBN 978-3-95416-181-2 , pp. 750 .
Syracuse and rock chamber tombs from Pantalica . In: The UNESCO World Heritage . Kunth Verlag, Munich 2017, ISBN 978-3-95504-413-8 , pp. 261 .

Web links

Commons : Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Syracuse and the Pantalica rock necropolis on the UNESCO World Heritage Center website ( English and French ).

Individual evidence

↑ Official names English Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica , French Syracuse et la nécropole rocheuse de Pantalica , German translation according to the World Heritage List. In: www.unesco.de. German UNESCO Commission, accessed on February 2, 2019 .
↑ ^a ^b ^c Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed February 2, 2019 .
↑ Decision: 29 COM 8B.41. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed February 4, 2019 .
↑ Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica. Maps. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed February 4, 2019 .

Map with all coordinates: OSM | WikiMap

[1] Official names English Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica , French Syracuse et la nécropole rocheuse de Pantalica , German translation according to the World Heritage List. In: www.unesco.de. German UNESCO Commission, accessed on February 2, 2019 .

[whc-2] Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed February 2, 2019 .

[3] Decision: 29 COM 8B.41. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed February 4, 2019 .

[4] Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica. Maps. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed February 4, 2019 .