Capaccio Paestum

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Capaccio Paestum
Comune di Capaccio Paestum
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The Sanctuary of St. Mary of Granato
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Capaccio Paestum within the Province of Salerno
Location of Capaccio Paestum
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Capaccio Paestum
Location of Capaccio Paestum in Italy
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Capaccio Paestum
Capaccio Paestum (Campania)
Coordinates: 40°25′N15°5′E / 40.417°N 15.083°E / 40.417; 15.083
Country Italy
Region Campania
Province Salerno (SA)
Frazioni Borgo Nuovo, Cafasso, Capaccio Scalo, Chiorbo, Foce Sele, Gaiarda, Gromola, Laura, Licinella, Linora, Paestum, Ponte Barizzo, Rettifilo-Vannulo, Spinazzo, Santa Venere, Tempa di Lepre, Torre di Mare, Tempa San Paolo, Vuccolo Maiorano
Government
  MayorFranco Palumbo 
Area
[1]
  Total113.03 km2 (43.64 sq mi)
Elevation
441 m (1,447 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2017) [2]
  Total22,802
  Density200/km2 (520/sq mi)
Demonym Capaccesi
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
84047 (Capoluogo), 84040 (Capaccio Scalo), 84050 (Laura-Gromola), 84063 ( Paestum), 84060 (Ponte Barizzo)
Dialing code 0828
Patron saint St. Vitus
Saint day15 June
Website Official website

Capaccio Paestum (formerly only Capaccio, from Latin Caput Aquae) is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. The ruins of the ancient Greek city of Paestum lie within borders of the comune.

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History

Geography

Located in northern Cilento, near the mouth of Sele, Capaccio is a hill town surrounded by a plain in which resides almost all of the hamlets ( frazioni ) and the majority of the population, mostly concentrated at Capaccio Scalo, seat of the train station.

The municipality borders with Agropoli, Albanella, Cicerale, Eboli, Giungano, Roccadaspide and Trentinara. The hamlets are Borgo Nuovo, Capaccio Scalo, Cafasso, Chiorbo, Foce Sele, Gaiarda, Gromola, Laura, Licinella, Linora, Paestum, Ponte Barizzo, Rettifilo-Vannulo, Spinazzo, Santa Venere, Tempa di Lepre, Torre di Mare, Tempa San Paolo, and Vuccolo Maiorano. [3]

Transport

The nearest airport is Salerno-Pontecagnano (QSR), 35 km from Capaccio.

Notable people

See also

Notes and references

  1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. (in Italian) Source: Istat 2011
  3. 40478 (x a j h) Capaccio on OpenStreetMap


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