Marsala (Sicilian: Maissala; Latin: Lilybaeum) is an Italian city in Sicily. It is in the Province of Trapani. In 2017, 82,640 people lived there.
Marsala
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| City of Marsala | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Marsala  | |
  Marsala Location of Marsala in Italy  Marsala Marsala (Sicily) | |
| Coordinates: 37°47′53″N 12°26′03″E / 37.79806°N 12.43417°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Province | Trapani (TP) |
| Founded | 396 BC[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Alberto Di Girolamo (PD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 243.5 km2 (94.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 12 m (39 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 79,521 |
| Demonym(s) | Marsalese Lilibetano |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 91025 |
| Dialing code | 0923 |
| ISTAT code | 081011 |
| Patron saint | Our Lady of the Cave (Madonna della Cava) and Saint John the Baptist |
| Saint day | respectively 19 January and 24 June |
| Website | Official website |
The city is known for the docking of Giuseppe Garibaldi on 11 May 1860 (the Expedition of the Thousand) and for its Marsala wine.
Marsala is built on the ruins of the ancient Carthaginian city of Lilybaeum, and is a famous archaeological site of the island of Motya, an ancient Phoenician town.
References
change- ↑ "Marsala, Sicily, Italy". www.enchantingitaly.com. Retrieved 2018-07-07.
- 1 2 "Classificazioni statistiche – anno 2026". www.istat.it. Italian National Institute of Statistics. 2026-02-21. Retrieved 2026-02-27. (Note: The file URL linking to technical dataset.)
- ↑ "Resident population by age, sex and marital status on 1st January 2026". demo.istat.it. Italian National Institute of Statistics. 2026-01-01. Retrieved 2026-04-01. (Note: The file URL linking to technical dataset.)
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