Scafati

Coordinates: 40°45′13″N 14°31′31″E / 40.75361°N 14.52528°E / 40.75361; 14.52528
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Scafati
Comune di Scafati
Coat of arms of Scafati
Location of Scafati
Map
UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
84018
Dialing code081
Patron saintSanta Maria delle Vergini
Saint dayFourth Sunday of July
WebsiteOfficial website

Scafati

Latin: Scafatum) is a comune (municipality) in the province of Salerno, in the Italian region of Campania
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Geography

Scafati is situated on the river

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History

In the early Middle Ages, the Scafati area was on the border between the

Sarno river
plain was stripped of the woods and a Royal road was opened in it.

During the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, Scafati was the seat of textile workshops and of an artillery magazine, established by king Ferdinand II. Scafati was damaged by falls of pyroclastic rocks in the course of the 1707 Mount Vesuvius eruption.

During World War II, it was liberated from the German occupation by British troops on 28 September 1943.

People

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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