Erice

Erice
Comune
Comune di Erice
View o Erice
Erice Location o Erice in Italy
Coordinates: 38°2′13″N 12°35′11″E / 38.03694°N 12.58639°E / 38.03694; 12.58639
Kintra	Italy
Region	Sicily
Province	Trapani (TP)
Frazioni	Ballata, Casa Santa, Crocefissello, Napola, Pizzolungo, Rigaletta, San Cusumano, Torretta
Govrenment
• Mayor	Ignazio Sanges (since November 26, 2001)
Area
• Total	47 km2 (18 sq mi)
Elevation	751 m (2,464 ft)
Population  (30 November 2005)
• Total	28,880
• Density	610/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Ericini
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	0923
Diallin code	91016
Patron saunt	SS. Mary o Custonaci
Website	Offeecial wabsteid

Erice (Italian pronunciation: [ˈɛːritʃe], Sicilian: Èrici) is a historic toun an comune in the province o Trapani in Sicily, Italy.

Erice is locatit on top o Munt Erice, at aroond 750m abuin sea level, owerleukin the ceety o Trapani, the law wastren coast towards Marsala, the dramatic Punta del Saraceno an Capo San Vito tae the north-east, an the Aegadian Islands on Sicily's north-wastren coast, providin spectacular views.

The borderin municipalities are Buseto Palizzolo, Paceco, Trapani, Valderice an Custonaci. The hamlets (frazioni) are Ballata, Casa Santa, Crocefissello, Napola, Pizzolungo, Rigaletta, San Cusumano an Torretta.

Wikimedia Commons haes media relatit tae Erice.

• Photo Gallery Erice Archived 2013-01-02 at Archive.today
• Panoramic view from Erice castle Archived 2012-02-24 at the Wayback Machine
• Erice Photo Assay^{[deid airtin]}
• The Spanish family de Erice