Capaccio

Capaccio
Comune
Comune di Capaccio
The Sanctuary of St. Mary of Granato The Sanctuary of St. Mary of Granato
Capaccio within the Province of Salerno Capaccio within the Province of Salerno
Capaccio Location of Capaccio in Italy
Coordinates:
Country	Italy
Region	Campania
Province / Metropolitan city	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	Italo Voza
Area
• Total	112 km2 (43 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2011)
• Total	22,016
• Density	200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Capaccesi
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	84047 (Capoluogo), 84040 (Capaccio Scalo), 84050 (Laura-Gromola), 84063 ( Paestum), 84060 (Ponte Barizzo)
Dialing code	0828
Patron saint	San Vito
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

See also: Paestum

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.

Transport

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

See also

• Cilento
• Cilentan Coast

External links

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