Felitto

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Felitto
Comune
Comune di Felitto
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Felitto within the Province of Salerno
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Felitto
Felitto (Campania)
Coordinates: 40°22′24.2″N15°14′37.6″E / 40.373389°N 15.243778°E / 40.373389; 15.243778 Coordinates: 40°22′24.2″N15°14′37.6″E / 40.373389°N 15.243778°E / 40.373389; 15.243778
Country Italy
Region Campania
Province Salerno (SA)
Government
 • MayorCarmine Casella
Area
[1]
 • Total41.53 km2 (16.03 sq mi)
Population
 (28 February 2017) [2]
 • Total1,235
 • Density30/km2 (77/sq mi)
Demonym Felittesi
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
84055
Dialing code 0828
Patron saint St. Vitus
Saint day15 June
Website Official website

Felitto is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-west Italy. It is famous for fusilli , a kind of handmade pasta, and the annual Fusillo festival. [3]

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History

The town was founded at the beginning of the 10th century. Much of the medieval old town has been preserved.

Geography

Located on a valley above Calore river below the mount Chianiello (1,314 amsl), in the middle of Cilento, the municipality borders with Castel San Lorenzo, Laurino, Magliano Vetere, Monteforte Cilento and Roccadaspide. [4]

It counts no proper hamlets ( frazioni ) but several minor localities, that are Acqua delle Donne, Acquanoceta, Alvani, Barbagiano, Bosco Grande, Carpineto, Carrozzo, Casale, Cerzito, Chianelisi, Difesa Lombi, Difesa Principe, Fossa del Lupo, Lago, Maruzza, Mazzarella, Montagnano, Palumbo, Pazzano, Piano d'Elise, Pietracute, Remolino, San Giorgio, San Vito, Santoianni, Serre, Starza, Territorio, Torre and Vignali.

Main sights

People

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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. ↑ (in Italian) Source: Istat 2011
  3. ↑ (in Italian) Infos on felitto.net (see section "Manifestazioni")
  4. ↑ 40473 (x a j h) Felitto on OpenStreetMap
  5. ↑ (in Italian) Matteo de Augustinis at the Italian Encyclopaedia Treccani


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