San Vito Chietino
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San Vito Chietino | |
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Comune di San Vito Chietino | |
Coordinates: 42°18′N 14°27′E / 42.300°N 14.450°E | |
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 | |
• Mayor | Rocco Catenaro |
Area | |
• Total | 16 km2 (6 sq mi) |
Elevation | 122 m (400 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 5,326 |
• Density | 330/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 day | 15 June |
Website | Official website |
San Vito Chietino is a town and comune in the province of Chieti in the Abruzzo region of central Italy.
Geography
The town is bordered by Frisa, Lanciano, Ortona, Rocca San Giovanni, Treglio and Fossacesia.
Economy
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
- Gabriele D'Annunzio, poet, lived in the town in 1900.
- Stanislao Gastaldon (1861–1939), the composer of "Musica Proibita", spent his early childhood in San Vito Chietino.[4]
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ Data from Istat.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ *Sbrocchi, Vito (April 18, 2003). "Il compositore Gastaldon, celebre alla fine dell'Ottocento, trascorse l'infanzia a San Vito" Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine. Il Tempo (in Italian)
External links
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