Felitto
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Felitto | |
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Comune di Felitto | |
Felitto Location of Felitto in Italy | |
Coordinates: 40°22′24.2″N 15°14′37.6″E / 40.373389°N 15.243778°ECoordinates: 40°22′24.2″N 15°14′37.6″E / 40.373389°N 15.243778°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Campania |
Province | Salerno (SA) |
Government | |
• Mayor | Carmine Casella |
Area | |
• Total | 41.53 km2 (16.03 sq mi) |
Population (28 February 2017)[3] | |
• Total | 1,235 |
• Density | 30/km2 (77/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Felittesi |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 84055 |
Dialing code | 0828 |
Patron saint | St. Vitus |
Saint day | 15 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.[4]
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 (1,314 amsl), in the middle of Cilento, the municipality borders with Castel San Lorenzo, Laurino, Magliano Vetere, Monteforte Cilento and Roccadaspide.[5]
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[]
This section is written like a travel guide rather than an encyclopedic description of the subject. (January 2022) |
- Medieval old town and old bridge
- Canyon and waterfall of Gole del Calore
People[]
- (1799-1845), lawyer and economist[6]
See also[]
- Cilentan dialect
- Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park
References[]
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ (in Italian) Source: Istat 2011
- ^ (in Italian) Infos on felitto.net (see section "Manifestazioni")
- ^ 40473 Felitto on OpenStreetMap
- ^ (in Italian) Matteo de Augustinis at the Italian Encyclopaedia Treccani
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Felitto. |
- Official website (in Italian)
- Felitto.net - Study and research group (in Italian)
- Felitto.org - Political news and more (in Italian)
- Il Fusillo S.a.s - "Fusillo Felittese", typical gastronomy (in Italian)
- Cities and towns in Campania
- Municipalities of the Province of Salerno
- Localities of Cilento
- Campanian geography stubs