San Vito Chietino
Appearance
San Vito Chietino | |
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Comune di San Vito Chietino | |
![]() Panorama of San Vito Chietino in 2007 | |
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
[edit]The town is bordered by Frisa, Lanciano, Ortona, Rocca San Giovanni, Treglio and Fossacesia.
Economy
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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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ "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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