Capitello

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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; 15.5576000Coordinates: 40°4′35.72″N 15°33′27.36″E / 40.0765889°N 15.5576000°E / 40.0765889; 15.5576000
Country Italy
Region Campania
ProvinceSalerno (SA)
ComuneIspani
Elevation
[1]
5 m (16 ft)
Population
 (2009)[1]
 • Total626
Demonym(s)Capitellesi
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 , 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 , 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 (municipal website)
  4. ^ (in Italian) Capitello station on stazionidelmondo.it Archived 2016-04-07 at the Wayback Machine

External links[]

Media related to Capitello at Wikimedia Commons

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