San Vito Chietino

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San Vito Chietino
Comune di San Vito Chietino
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Panorama of San Vito Chietino in 2007
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Location of San Vito Chietino in Italy
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San Vito Chietino
San Vito Chietino (Abruzzo)
Coordinates: 42°18′N14°27′E / 42.300°N 14.450°E / 42.300; 14.450
Country Italy
Region Abruzzo
Province Chieti (CH)
Frazioni Anticaglia, Balsamate, Bufara, Castellana, Cese, Cintioni, Colle Capuano, Foresta, Mancini, Melogranato, Murata Alta, Murata Bassa, Paolini, Passo Tucci, Pontoni, Portelle, Quercia del Corvo, Rapanice, Renazzo, San Fino, San Rocco Vecchio, Sant'Apollinare, Sciutico, Strutte, Valle Ienno, Vicende
Government
  MayorRocco Catenaro
Area
[1]
  Total16 km2 (6 sq mi)
Elevation
122 m (400 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2009 [2] ) [3]
  Total5,326
  Density330/km2 (860/sq mi)
Demonym Sanvitesi
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
66038
Dialing code 0872
Patron saint St. Vitus
Saint day15 June
Website Official website

San Vito Chietino is a town and comune in the province of Chieti in the Abruzzo region of central Italy.

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Geography

The town is bordered by Frisa, Lanciano, Ortona, Rocca San Giovanni, Treglio and Fossacesia.

Economy

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Trabucco of San Vito

The town is known for its trabocchi, large wooden platforms that were traditionally used for fishing on the southern coast of Abruzzo. Tourism has grown in recent decades.

Notable residents

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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. Data from Istat.
  3. "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.