Capaccio Paestum

Coordinates: 40°25′N 15°5′E / 40.417°N 15.083°E / 40.417; 15.083
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Capaccio Paestum
Comune di Capaccio Paestum
The Sanctuary of St. Mary of Granato
The Sanctuary of St. Mary of Granato
Capaccio Paestum within the Province of Salerno
Capaccio Paestum within the Province of Salerno
Location of Capaccio Paestum
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St. Vitus
Saint day15 June
WebsiteOfficial website

Capaccio Paestum (formerly only Capaccio) 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

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

Ponte Barizzo, Rettifilo-Vannulo, Spinazzo, Santa Venere, Tempa di Lepre, Torre di Mare, Tempa San Paolo, and Vuccolo Maiorano.[3]

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. Istat
    2011
  3. ^ 40478 (x a j h) Capaccio on OpenStreetMap

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