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Syracuse
Siracusa sunrise.jpg
Region Sicily
Province Province of Syracuse
Founded 734 BC
Area
 • Total 204 km2 (79 sq mi)
Population
 (December 2004)
 • Total 123,322 (31st)
 • Density 593/km2 (1,540/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
Postal codes
96100
Area code(s) 0931
Patron saints Saint Lucy
Website http://www.comune.siracusa.it

Syracuse (Italian: Siracusa, Sicilian: Sarausa) is a city in the region of Sicily in Italy. It is also the capital of the Province of Syracuse. About 125,000 people live in Syracuse. Syracuse is famous for being the place where Archimedes lived.

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    A Syracusan tetradrachm (c. 415–405 BC), sporting Arethusa and a quadriga.

  • Athena portrait by Eukleidas on Syracuse tetradrachm c. 400 BC

    Syracusian tetradrachm with the portrait of Athena by Eukleidas, c. 400 BC

  • Thesaurus opticus Titelblatt

    The siege of Syracuse in a 17th-century engraving.

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    The Roman amphitheatre

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    Piazza Duomo

  • Santa Lucia Alla Badia Church in Syracuse

    Santa Lucia Alla Badia in the Piazza Duomo

  • Siracusa-castello mainace

    The Maniace Castle

  • Siracusa-piazza archimede

    Detail of the Fountain of Diana

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Siracusa para niños

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