Cetara, Campania

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Cetara
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Comune di Cetara
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Cetara
Cetara (Campania)
Coordinates: 40°39′N14°42′E / 40.650°N 14.700°E / 40.650; 14.700
Country Italy
Region Campania
Province Salerno (SA)
Frazioni Fuenti
Government
 • MayorFortunato Della Monica
Area
[1]
 • Total4.97 km2 (1.92 sq mi)
Elevation
15 m (49 ft)
Population
 (30 June 2017 [2] ) [3]
 • Total2,088
 • Density420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Demonym Cetaresi
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
84011
Dialing code 089
Patron saint Saint Peter
Saint day29 June
Website Official website

Cetara is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. It is located in the territory of the Amalfi Coast.

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History

The village was originally a settlement for a group of armed Muslims in 880. Characterized to be a village of fishermen (especially of tuna), its name take origins probably from the Latin word Cetaria (in Greek Ketèia), meaning almadraba (in Italian tonnara); or cetari, meaning fishmongers of big fishes.[ citation needed ]

Geography

Cetara is located by the Tyrrhenian Sea, on the Amalfi Drive road between the "Marina" of Albori and Erchie, bordering with the municipalities of Vietri sul Mare and Maiori. Its municipalities is extended from the coast to the Mount Falerio and counts only one civil parish ( frazione ): the little village of Fuenti, situated on the hills close to the Amalfi Drive.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. ↑ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ↑ Source  : Istat 2009
  3. ↑ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

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