Gela
Sign in to saveGela (Sicilian and ; ) is a city and (municipality) in the Autonomous Region of Sicily, Italy; in terms of area and population, it is the largest municipality on the southern coast of Sicily. Gela is part of the Province of Caltanissetta and is one of the few in Italy with a population and area that exceed those of the provincial capital.Gela was founded in 698 BC by Greek colonists from Rhodes and Crete; it was an influential polis of Magna Graecia in the 7th and 6th centuries BC and became one of the most powerful cities until the 5th c. BC. Aeschylus, the famous playwright, lived here and d
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Gela is a large city on Sicily's southern coast in Italy that was founded by Greek colonists in 698 BC and became one of the most powerful cities in ancient Greece's colonial territories. Today it remains the largest municipality on Sicily's southern coast by area and population, and it was historically significant enough to be home to the famous playwright Aeschylus.
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- Gela
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- Comune di Gela
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- Gela-Stemma 2.svg
- Italian comune.region
- Sicily
- Italian comune.province
- Caltanissetta (CL)
- Italian comune.frazioni
- Manfria
- Italian comune.mayor
- Giuseppe Terenziano Di Stefano
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- 46
- Italian comune.area_total_km2
- 276
- Italian comune.population_as_of
- 30 September 2025
- Italian comune.population_total
- 70215
- Italian comune.population_demonym
- Gelesi
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Gela (Sicilian and ; ) is a city and (municipality) in the Autonomous Region of Sicily, Italy; in terms of area and population, it is the largest municipality on the southern coast of Sicily. Gela is part of the Province of Caltanissetta and is one of the few in Italy with a population and area that exceed those of the provincial capital.Gela was founded in 698 BC by Greek colonists from Rhodes and Crete; it was an influential polis of Magna Graecia in the 7th and 6th centuries BC and became one of the most powerful cities until the 5th c. BC. Aeschylus, the famous playwright, lived here and died in 456 BC. In 1943, during the Invasion of Sicily, the Allied forces made their first landing on the island at Gela.
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