Capitello

Capitello
Frazione
The coastline of Capitello
The coastline of Capitello
Capitello is located in Italy
Capitello
Capitello
Location of Capitello in Italy
Coordinates: 40°4′35.72″N 15°33′27.36″E / 40.0765889°N 15.5576000°E / 40.0765889; 15.5576000
CountryItaly
Region Campania
ProvinceSalerno (SA)
ComuneIspani
Elevation
[1]
5 m (16 ft)
Population
 (2009)[1]
 • Total
626
DemonymCapitellesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
84050
Dialing code(+39) 0973
Patron saintSt. Anthony of Padua

Capitello is a southern Italian village and hamlet (frazione) of Ispani, a municipality in the province of Salerno, Campania. As of 2009 its population was of 626.[1]

History

The village, whose name means "capital" (the architectural element) in Italian,[2] was a municipality before 1861, when it became a hamlet of Ispani. From 1928 to 1948 it became the seat of a new municipality that included Santa Marina, Ispani and Policastro.[3]

Geography

Capitello is located in southern Cilento, on the Gulf of Policastro, next to the borders of Basilicata. It stretches along the Cilentan Coast, by the Tyrrhenian Sea, between the nearby villages of Policastro and Villammare (both 3 km far). It is 2 km far from Ispani, 4 from San Cristoforo, 6 from Santa Marina and Vibonati and 7 from Sapri.

Crossed by the national highway SS18 in the middle, and by the railway line linking Naples and Salerno to Reggio Calabria, Capitello had a minor train station closed in early 2000s.[4]

Old gate of Carafa Palace.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c (in Italian) Info at italia.indettaglio.it
  2. ^ See "capitello" on Wiktionary
  3. ^ (in Italian) History of the municipality of Ispani Archived 2020-01-21 at the Wayback Machine (municipal website)
  4. ^ (in Italian) Capitello station on stazionidelmondo.it Archived 2016-04-07 at the Wayback Machine

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