Capaccio

Capaccio
Comune
Comune di Capaccio Paestum
The Sanctuary of St. Mary of Granato

Capaccio within the Province of Salerno
Capaccio
Location of Capaccio in Italy
Coordinates: 40°25′N 15°5′E / 40.417°N 15.083°E / 40.417; 15.083Coordinates: 40°25′N 15°5′E / 40.417°N 15.083°E / 40.417; 15.083
Country Italy
Region Campania
Province Salerno (SA)
Frazioni Borgo 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
 • Mayor Franco Palumbo 
Area
 • Total 113.03 km2 (43.64 sq mi)
Elevation 441 m (1,447 ft)
Population (31 December 2017)[1]
 • Total 22,802
 • Density 200/km2 (520/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Capaccesi
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 84047 (Capoluogo), 84040 (Capaccio Scalo), 84050 (Laura-Gromola), 84063 ( Paestum), 84060 (Ponte Barizzo)
Dialing code 0828
Patron saint St. Vitus
Saint day 15 June
Website Official website

Capaccio (officially also named Capaccio-Paestum) is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. The ruins of the ancient 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 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.[2]

Transport

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

See also

Notes and references

  1. ↑ (in Italian) Source: Istat 2011
  2. ↑ 40478 Capaccio on OpenStreetMap



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