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Comune in Campania, Italy
Capaccio Paestum
Comune
Comune di Capaccio Paestum
The Sanctuary of St. Mary of GranatoThe Sanctuary of St. Mary of Granato
Capaccio Paestum within the Province of SalernoCapaccio Paestum within the Province of Salerno
Location of Capaccio Paestum
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Coordinates: 40°25′N 15°5′E / 40.417°N 15.083°E / 40.417; 15.083
CountryItaly
RegionCampania
ProvinceSalerno (SA)
FrazioniBorgo Nuovo, Cafasso, Capaccio Scalo, Chiorbo, Foce Sele, Gaiarda, Gromola, Laura, Licinella, Linora, Paestum, Ponte Barizzo, Rettifilo-Vannulo, Spinazzo, Santa Venere, Tempa di Lepre, Torre di Mare, Tempa San Paolo, Vuccolo Maiorano
Government
 • MayorFranco Palumbo 
Area
 • Total113.03 km (43.64 sq mi)
Elevation441 m (1,447 ft)
Population
 • Total22,802
 • Density200/km (520/sq mi)
DemonymCapaccesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code84047 (Capoluogo), 84040 (Capaccio Scalo), 84050 (Laura-Gromola), 84063 ( Paestum), 84060 (Ponte Barizzo)
Dialing code0828
Patron saintSt. Vitus
Saint day15 June
WebsiteOfficial website

Capaccio Paestum (formerly only Capaccio, from Latin Caput Aquae) is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. The ruins of the ancient Greek city of Paestum lie within borders of the comune.

History

See also: Paestum
This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (May 2010)

Geography

Located in northern Cilento, near the mouth of Sele, Capaccio is a hill town surrounded by a plain in which resides almost all of the hamlets (frazioni) and the majority of the population, mostly concentrated at Capaccio Scalo, seat of the train station.

The municipality borders with Agropoli, Albanella, Cicerale, Eboli, Giungano, Roccadaspide and Trentinara. The hamlets are Borgo Nuovo, Capaccio Scalo, Cafasso, Chiorbo, Foce Sele, Gaiarda, Gromola, Laura, Licinella, Linora, Paestum, Ponte Barizzo, Rettifilo-Vannulo, Spinazzo, Santa Venere, Tempa di Lepre, Torre di Mare, Tempa San Paolo, and Vuccolo Maiorano.

Transport

The nearest airport is Salerno-Pontecagnano (QSR), 35 km from Capaccio.

Notable people

See also

Notes and references

  1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. (in Italian) Source: Istat 2011
  3. 40478 (x j a h) Capaccio on OpenStreetMap

External links

Towns, villages and zones of Cilentan Coast
Cape Palinuro
Campania · Comuni of the Province of Salerno


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