Felitto
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Felitto | |
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| Comune di Felitto | |
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| Felitto within the Province of Salerno Felitto within the Province of Salerno | |
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| Country | Italy |
| Region | Campania |
| Province | Salerno (SA) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Carmine Casella |
| Area | |
• Total | 41.53 km2 (16.03 sq mi) |
| Population (28 February 2017)[1] | |
• Total | 1,235 |
| • Density | 29.74/km2 (77.02/sq mi) |
| Demonym | 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 |
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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.[2]
History
[edit | edit source]The town was founded at the beginning of the 10th century. Much of the medieval old town has been preserved.
Geography
[edit | edit source]Located on a valley above Calore river below the mount Chianiello (1,314 amsl), in the middle of Cilento, the municipality borders with Castel San Lorenzo, Laurino, Magliano Vetere, Monteforte Cilento and Roccadaspide.[3]
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
[edit | edit source]- Medieval old town and old bridge
- Canyon and waterfall of Gole del Calore
Sister city
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People
[edit | edit source]- Matteo de Augustinis (1799-1845), lawyer and economist[5]
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ (in Italian) Source: Istat 2011
- ^ (in Italian) Infos on felitto.net (see section "Manifestazioni")
- ^ 40473 Felitto on OpenStreetMap
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- ^ (in Italian) Matteo de Augustinis at the Italian Encyclopaedia Treccani
External links
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- Official website Archived 2006-10-11 at the Wayback Machine (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 Archived 2018-08-10 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
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