Cave di Cusa (Q3663959)

  • matcher place: Sicily (relation 39152), Trapani (relation 39166), Campobello di Mazara (relation 39288)
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Summary from Italiano / Italian Wikipedia (itwiki)

Le Cave di Cusa (o Rocche di Cusa) sono un sito archeologico siciliano situato nel territorio di Campobello di Mazara, a sud-ovest di Castelvetrano, in provincia di Trapani, a 13 km a nord-ovest delle rovine di Selinunte.
La Regione siciliana ha intitolato il parco all'archeologo Vincenzo Tusa.

Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Cave di Cusa or Rocche di Cusa was an ancient stone quarry in Sicily. It is located 3 kilometers south of the town Campobello di Mazara in the province of Trapani, Italy. It is 1.8 kilometer long and is on a ridge that spans from east to west. This site was quarried beginning in the first half of the 6th century BC and its stone was used to construct the temples in the ancient Greek city Selinunte. It was abandoned in 409 BC when the city was captured by the Carthaginians. It is now an official Sicilian Archeological Zone and a popular tourist site.

Summary from Français / French Wikipedia (frwiki)

Cave di Cusa ou Rocche di Cusa est une ancienne carrière de pierre en Sicile. Elle est située 3 km au sud de la ville Campobello di Mazara dans la province de Trapani en Italie. Elle a 1,8 km de long et se trouve sur une crête qui s'étend d'est en ouest. Ce site a été exploité à partir de la première moitié du VIe siècle av. J.-C. et sa pierre a été utilisée pour construire les temples de l'ancienne ville grecque de Sélinonte. Elle a été abandonnée en 409 av. J.-C. lors de la prise de la ville par les Carthaginois. C'est maintenant une zone archéologique sicilienne officielle et un site touristique.

Summary from Español / Spanish Wikipedia (eswiki)

Cave di Cusa (que significa "Cantera de Acusación" en italiano) o Rocche di Cusa era una antigua cantera de piedra en Sicilia. Se encuentra a 3 kilómetros al sur de la ciudad Campobello di Mazara en la provincia de Trapani, Italia. Tiene 1,8 kilómetros de largo y está en una cresta que se extiende de este a oeste. Este sitio fue explotado a partir de la primera mitad del siglo VI a. C. y su piedra fue utilizada para construir los templos de la antigua ciudad griega de Selinunte. Fue abandonada en el año 409 a. C. cuando la ciudad fue capturada por los cartagineses. Ahora es una zona arqueológica oficial siciliana y un sitio turístico popular.

Summary from Português / Portuguese Wikipedia (ptwiki)

Cave di Cusa, também conhecida como Rocche di Cusa, foi uma pedreira localizada a poucos quilômetros da antiga cidade de Selinunte, onde atualmente fica a comuna de Campobello di Mazara. Era uma importante fonte de tufa calcária, um material bastante requisitado para construções por causa de suas características de resistência.

Wikidata location: 37.6194, 12.7225 view on OSM or edit on OSM

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way: Cave di Cusa (OSM)exact location match [show tags]
fee: yes
name: Cave di Cusa
charge: 4€
tourism: attraction
historic: archaeological_site
wikidata: Q3663959
wikipedia: it:Cave di Cusa

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quarry (Q188040) landuse=quarry
mine (Q820477) industrial=mine
archaeological site (Q839954) historic=archaeological_site
subterranea (Q863404) location=underground

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Archaeological sites in Sicily historic=archaeological_site
Quarries landuse=quarry
Surface mines in Italy landuse=quarry, gnis:feature_type=Mine, industrial=mine, man_made=mine, man_made=mineshaft