Velia

Summary

Velia is a polis^[1]. Velia has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Velia is located in Ascea^[3].
• Velia is in the country of Italy^[4].
• Velia's instance of is recorded as polis^[5].
• Velia's instance of is recorded as Ancient Greek archaeological site^[6].
• Velia's maintained by is recorded as soprintendenza^[7].
• Velia's Commons category is recorded as Velia (ancient town)^[8].
• Velia's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[9].
• Velia's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[10].
• 538 BC marks the founding of Velia^[11].
• Velia's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.159444444444, 'lon': 15.154444444444}^[12].
• Velia's official website is recorded as https://parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it/^[13].
• Velia's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Velia (town)^[14].
• Velia's Commons gallery is recorded as Velia (town)^[15].
• Velia's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary^[16].
• Velia's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[17].
• Velia's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[18].
• Velia's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[19].
• Velia's heritage designation is recorded as part of UNESCO World Heritage Site^[20].
• Velia's category for people born here is recorded as Q32649496^[21].
• Velia's category for people who died here is recorded as Q32650780^[22].
• Velia's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'grc', 'text': 'Ελέα'}^[23].
• Velia's category of associated people is recorded as Q32649499^[24].
• Velia's different from is recorded as Novi Velia^[25].
• Velia's different from is recorded as Elaea^[26].
• Velia's culture is recorded as Ancient Greece^[27].

Body

Founding

538 BC marks the founding of Velia^[11].

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.^[2] Velia is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]

Entities named for Velia include Eleatics^[28], a philosophical schools and traditions^[29].