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City wall of Cosa
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Fortress / Tower, 272 BC

City wall of Cosa

Orbetello (GR), Tuscany

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At a glance

Period
Antiquity, 272 BC
Materials
Limestone
Protection
Italian national heritage
Coordinates
42°24′49″ N, 11°17′19″ E

About

No English description yet

Opening hours and directions are on this page. The full story is on Italian Wikipedia.

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Timeline

  1. 272 BCBuilt

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Getting there

Orbetello-Monte ArgentarioTrain, nearest
5.2 km as the crow flies
City wall of Cosa

Distances are as the crow flies, not walking or driving.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is City wall of Cosa?

City wall of Cosa is in Orbetello, in the province of Grosseto (Tuscany), Italy. GPS coordinates: 42.41365, 11.28859.

How old is City wall of Cosa?

Wikidata dates it to 272 BC.

What else is there to see near City wall of Cosa?

Nearby you’ll find: Museo Archeologico Nazionale (200 m away), Cosa (300 m away), Temple of Jupiter (300 m away).

Sources and licences

Data. Wikidata (CC0); opening hours and contacts OpenStreetMap (ODbL).

Photos. Wikimedia Commons, author and licence on every image.

Credits for the 3 photos
  1. Cosa03 — Mac9, CC BY-SA 2.5
  2. Cosa38 — Mac9, CC BY-SA 2.5
  3. Tuscany-Lazio-CoA's — Massimocicc, CC BY-SA 3.0

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