Felitto
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| Comune di Felitto | |
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| Country | Italy |
| Region | Campania |
| Province / Metropolitan city | Salerno (SA) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 41 km2 (16 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,296 |
| • Density | 32/km2 (82/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Felittesi |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 84055 |
| Dialing code | 0828 |
| Patron saint | San Vito |
| Saint day | 15 June |
| Website | Official website |
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] As of 2011 its population was of 1,296.[1]
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History
The town was founded at the beginning of the 10th Century. Much of the medieval old town has been preserved.
Geography
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.
Demographics
Main sights
- Medieval old town and old bridge
- Canyon and waterfall of Gole del Calore
Personalities
- Matteo de Augustinis (1799-1845), lawyer and economist[4]
Gallery
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See also
References
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- (Italian) Felitto official website
- (Italian) Felitto.net - Study and research group
- (Italian) Felitto.org - Political news and more
- (Italian) Il Fusillo S.a.s - "Fusillo Felittese", typical gastronomy
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 (Italian) Source: Istat 2011
- ↑ (Italian) Infos on felitto.net (see section "Manifestazioni")
- ↑ 40473 Felitto on OpenStreetMap
- ↑ (Italian) Matteo de Augustinis at the Italian Encyclopaedia Treccani
- Pages with reference errors
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- Pages with broken file links
- Official website not in Wikidata
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- Articles with Italian-language external links
- Cities and towns in Campania
- Municipalities of the Province of Salerno
- Localities of Cilento
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