Marzamemi

Marzamemi
Frazione
Tonnara of Marzamemi
Marzamemi Location of Marzamemi in Italy
Coordinates: 36°44′15.4″N15°6′57.37″E / 36.737611°N 15.1159361°E / 36.737611; 15.1159361
Country	Italy
Region	Sicily
Province	Syracuse (SR)
Comune	Pachino
Elevation [1]	2 m (6.6 ft)
Population  (2011) [1]
• Total	367
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	96010
Dialing code	(+39) 0931

Marzamemi is a southern Italian hamlet of Pachino and Noto, two municipalities part of the Province of Syracuse, Sicily.

Marzamemi is located by the Ionian Sea coast of the island of Sicily and is 3.97 kilometres (2.47 mi) from Pachino. ^[1] It has a population of 367. ^[1]

In 1959, a Byzantine merchant ship was found near Marzamemi. The vessel, which might date back to the 6th century during the reign of Justinian I, contained decorative elements of a church’s nave. ^[2]

References

1. "The Village of Marzamemi". Italia.Indettaglio.it. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
2. Ben Zion, Ilan (September–October 2018). "A wreck off the Sicilian coast offers a rare look into the world of Byzantine commerce". Archaeology.

Bibliography

• Sorbello, Salvatore (2010). La pesca del tonno nel capolinea del sud. Le tonnare di Vendicari, Marezamemi e Portopalo di Capo Passero (in Italian). Emanuele Romeo Editore. ISBN   9788874280933.

External links

• (in Italian) Marzamemi on Comune di Pachino's official website
• 891926519 Marzamemi on OpenStreetMap