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Comune in Campania, Italy
Felitto
Comune
Comune di Felitto
Panoramic view from southPanoramic view from south
Felitto within the Province of SalernoFelitto within the Province of Salerno
Location of Felitto
Felitto is located in ItalyFelittoFelittoLocation of Felitto in ItalyShow map of ItalyFelitto is located in CampaniaFelittoFelittoFelitto (Campania)Show map of Campania
Coordinates: 40°22′24.2″N 15°14′37.6″E / 40.373389°N 15.243778°E / 40.373389; 15.243778
CountryItaly
RegionCampania
ProvinceSalerno (SA)
Government
 • MayorCarmine Casella
Area
 • Total41.53 km (16.03 sq mi)
Population
 • Total1,235
 • Density30/km (77/sq mi)
DemonymFelittesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code84055
Dialing code0828
Patron saintSt. Vitus
Saint day15 June
WebsiteOfficial 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.

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.

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

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  • Medieval old town and old bridge
  • Canyon and waterfall of Gole del Calore

People

See also

References

  1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. (in Italian) Source: Istat 2011
  3. (in Italian) Infos on felitto.net (see section "Manifestazioni")
  4. 40473 (x j a h) Felitto on OpenStreetMap
  5. (in Italian) Matteo de Augustinis at the Italian Encyclopaedia Treccani

External links

Campania · Comuni of the Province of Salerno


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