Velia
ancient city of Magna Graecia
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Summary
Velia is a polis[1]. Velia ranks in the top 8% of polis entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,034 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Ascea[3]
- Country: Italy[4]
- Instance of: Ancient Greek archaeological site[5]
- Maintained by: soprintendenza[6]
- Commons category: Velia (ancient town)[7]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[8], UTC+02:00[9]
- Inception: 538 BC[10]
- Official website: https://parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it/[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Velia (town)[12]
- Commons gallery: Velia (town)[13]
- Described by source: Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[15], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[16], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[17]
- Heritage designation: part of UNESCO World Heritage Site[18]
- Category for people born here: Q32649496[19]
- Category for people who died here: Q32650780[20]
- Native label: Ελέα[21]
- Category of associated people: Q32649499[22]
- Different from: Novi Velia[23], Elaea[24]
- Culture: Ancient Greece[25]
- Street address: contrada Piana di Velia, accesso da Via di Porta Rosa[26]
- Category for the view from the item: Category:Views from the hilltop of Elea-Velia[27]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Velia include Eleatics[28], a philosophical schools and traditions[29].
Why It Matters
Velia has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] Velia is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]
Entities named for Velia include Eleatics[28], a philosophical schools and traditions[29].