Lipari

Lipari
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State of	Italy
region	Sicily
province	Messina (ME)
geographical layer	of coordinates: 38° 28 ' 0 " N, 14° 57 ' 0 " O 38° 28 ' 0 " N, 14° 57 ' 0 " O
height	of m and. NN
surface	37 km ²
inhabitant	10,776 (2005)
population density	116 Einw. /km ²
postal zip code	98055
preselection	090
ISTAT - code	083041
Fiskal code
name of the inhabitants
protection patron	San Bartolo
Website

the Fischer port of Lipari

Lipari belongs with its neighbour islands Stromboli, Salina, Vulcano, Panarea, Filicudi and Alicudi to the Inselgruppe of the Äoli or Lipari islands (Isole Eolie) in the Tyrrheni sea. Lipari is the name of the municipality, the island and the principal place. The island belonged to Italy and lies in the province Messina.

1 the municipality
2 geology
3 history
4 objects of interest

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the municipality

the municipality covers an area of approximately 37 km ² and has 10,776 inhabitants (conditions to 31. July 2005), on which 5000 in the principal place of the same name Lipari live.

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geology

Lipari of the water from

the island Lipari is volcanic origin, however no active volcanism is more present. The emergence took place in several phases, whereby both the eruption centers and the eruptierte material were very different. While the south of the island as well as the neighbouring island Vulcano developed and cathedrals exhibits, is the west and the east by strombolianische eruptions developed, in the center are the Stratovulkanen Monte Chirica (highest collection of the island, 602 m highly) and Monte S. Angelo, and in the northeast gives it up to 300 m thick pumice deposits and two Obsidianströme. The Obsidian was already diminished since the Jungsteinzeit; From this time there are finds generally speaking western Mediterranean area. The enormous white pumice deposits, whatever Monte Chirica covers, are the largest world and at the north coast with Acquacalda are diminished.

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history

the settlement of the island can be proven since approximately 4000 before Christ. At Greek time the place Meliguni or Lipara entwicklete itself as it was also called. The Normannen made from Lipari in 7. Century a bishop seat. In the Middle Ages Lipari was a fortress. The place was at that time in the proximity of the cathedral.

With the earthquake 1783 Lipari was mostly destroyed. 1939 built the inhabitants a cut into the wall belt and had thus a direct entrance to the lock and the cathedral.

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objects of interest

beside the islands Stromboli, Salina, Vulcano, Panarea, Filicudi and Alicudi Lipari is particularly worth seeing in Lipari, on the island:

Archaeological regional museum. it lies in large parts in the castle. To see are pieces of find from the Vorzeit and early period of Lipari, inscriptions of Nekropolen. Further departments are concerned with the classical archaeology and the sea archaeology. Additionally there is a volcanic department.
The archaeological zone outside of the city
nature, those by volcanism coined/shaped is

municipalities in the province Messina in the region Sicily

Lipari

Table of contents

the municipality

geology

history

objects of interest

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