Campitello Matese

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Campitello Matese
Location of Campitello Matese in Italy
Coordinates: 41°27′48″N14°23′39″E / 41.46333°N 14.39417°E / 41.46333; 14.39417 Coordinates: 41°27′48″N14°23′39″E / 41.46333°N 14.39417°E / 41.46333; 14.39417
CountryFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Region Flag of Molise.svg  Molise
Province Campobasso (CB)
Comune San Massimo
Elevation
1,450 m (4,760 ft)
Population
 (2010)
  Total100
Demonym(s) Campitellesi
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
86027
Dialing code 0874
Website Official website

Campitello Matese is an Italian civil parish ( frazione ) and ski resort, [1] part of the municipality of San Massimo in the province of Campobasso, Molise region.

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History

Still 1960s Campitello had only a building used as shelter for shepherds. In the 1970s it started the realization of the first plants to transform it in a ski resort.

Geography

Campitello lies nearby Miletto mountain, part of the Matese mountain range, close to the borders of Molise with Campania. Nearest municipalities are San Massimo, Bojano, Cantalupo nel Sannio and San Gregorio Matese (CE, at the southeast[ clarification needed ] side of the mountains.

Tourism and sport

As ski area, Campitello is strongly receptive for Tourism, especially during winter. The resort has got 2 chairlifts and 7 ski plants for a total length of 40 km [2]

Campitello Matese is a location known to cycling fans for being several times during the coming stage of the Giro d'Italia: the first in 1969, the last in 2002. The characteristics of the ascent from San Massimo Campitello (13.5 miles long and 850 m in altitude, average slope of 6.4%) make it one of the most challenging uphill finishes of the Apennines.

Stages of the Giro d'Italia, arriving in Campitello Matese
YearStageStartDistanceWinnerRace Leader
1969 10 Potenza 254 km (157.8 mi)Flag of Italy.svg  Carlo Chiappano  (ITA)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Eddy Merckx  (BEL)
1982 12 Cava de' Tirreni 171 km (106.3 mi)Flag of France.svg  Bernard Hinault  (FRA)Flag of France.svg  Bernard Hinault  (FRA)
1983 6 Vasto 145 km (90.1 mi)Flag of Spain.svg  Alberto Fernández  (ESP)Flag of Italy.svg  Silvano Contini  (ITA)
1988 6 Santa Maria Capua Vetere 137 km (85.1 mi)Flag of Italy.svg  Franco Chioccioli  (ITA)Flag of Italy.svg  Massimo Podenzana  (ITA)
1994 4 Montesilvano 204 km (126.8 mi)Flag of Russia.svg  Evgeni Berzin  (RUS)Flag of Russia.svg  Evgeni Berzin  (RUS)
2002 11 Benevento 140 km (87.0 mi)Flag of Italy.svg  Gilberto Simoni  (ITA)Flag of Germany.svg  Jens Heppner  (GER)
2015 8 Fiuggi 186 km (115.6 mi)Flag of Spain.svg  Beñat Intxausti  (ESP)Flag of Spain.svg  Alberto Contador  (ESP)

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