Tramonti, Campania

Tramonti
Comune
Comune di Tramonti
A square in Polvica
Tramonti within the Province of Salerno
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Coordinates: 40°42′N14°38′E / 40.700°N 14.633°E / 40.700; 14.633
Country	Italy
Region	Campania
Province	Salerno (SA)
Frazioni	Campinola, Capitignano, Cesarano, Corsano, Figlino, Gete, Novella, Paterno Sant'Elia, Paterno Sant'Arcangelo, Pietre, Polvica, Ponte, Pucara
Government
• Mayor	Antonio Giordano
Area [1]
• Total	24 km2 (9.3 sq mi)
Elevation	321 m (1,053 ft)
Population  (28 February 2017) [2]
• Total	4,125
• Density	170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Demonym	Tramontini
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	84010
Dialing code	089
Patron saint	St. Anthony of Padua
Saint day	13 June
Website	Official website
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Part of	Costiera Amalfitana
Criteria	Cultural: (ii)(iv)
Reference	830
Inscription	1997 (21st Session)
Area	11,206 ha (27,690 acres)
Buffer zone	11,857 ha (29,300 acres)

The conservatory of Pucara.

Cloister of the conservatory of Pucara.

Tramonti (Campanian: Tramunte) 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.^{[ citation needed ]}

Geography

Tramonti, directly translatable as "in the mountains", is located along the Via Chiunzi which leads to Maiori and the Amalfi Coast. The town is bordered by Cava de' Tirreni, Corbara, Lettere, Maiori, Nocera Inferiore, Nocera Superiore, Pagani, Ravello and Sant'Egidio del Monte Albino.^{[ citation needed ]}

History

Tramonti was perhaps founded by the Romans. It was an important town of the Maritime Republic of Amalfi, an important trading power in the Mediterranean between 839 AD and around 1200 AD.^{[ citation needed ]}

Main sights

• Cappella Rupestre (Chapel in the Rock), in the village of Gete. A 13th century church in a slight hollow of the rock, housing tombs cut into the rocky side.
• Church of the Ascension
• Church of Sant'Elia (Church of St. Elia), in the village of Sant'Elia.
• Church of San Giovanni (Church of St. John), in the village of Polvica.
• Church of Pietro Apostolo (Church St. Peter Apostle), in the village of Figlino.
• Church of Sant'Erasmo
• Castle of Montalto and Hermitage of St. Catherine, at Paterno sant'Elia. It was built by the Republic of Amalfi on a cliff of the Monti Lattari to protect its territories from the northern side. It was stormed by the Normans in 1127 when the latter conquered the Republic.
• Castle of Santa Maria La Nova. It was built around 1457 by Raimondo Orsini, Prince of Salerno and overlord of the Duchy of Amalfi. A rectangular base was fortified by ten small square towers and seven ramparts, only some of which still stands.
• Convent of Saint Francis, founded in 1474.
• Monastery of St. Joseph and St. Teresa, built in 1662

Economy

Vineyards, lemon orchards and chestnut woodlands are in abundance in this town.^{[ citation needed ]}

Twin towns

• Pézilla-la-Rivière, France, since 2001^{[ citation needed ]}

See also

• Italy portal

• Amalfi Coast
• Chiunzi
• Sorrentine Peninsula

References

1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
2. Population data from ISTAT

External links

• Official website
• Practical Guide Tramonti