San Vito Chietino is a town and comune in the province of Chieti in the Abruzzo region of central Italy.
San Vito Chietino | |
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| Comune di San Vito Chietino | |
 Panorama of San Vito Chietino in 2007 | |
 Coat of arms | |
  San Vito Chietino Location of San Vito Chietino in Italy  San Vito Chietino San Vito Chietino (Abruzzo) | |
| Coordinates: 42°18′N 14°27′E / 42.300°N 14.450°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Abruzzo |
| Province | Chieti (CH) |
| Frazioni | Anticaglia, Balsamate, Bufara, Castellana, Cese, Cintioni, Colle Capuano, Foresta, Mancini, Melogranato, Murata Alta, Murata Bassa, Paolini, Passo Tucci, Pontoni, Portelle, Quercia del Corvo, Rapanice, Renazzo, San Fino, San Rocco Vecchio, Sant'Apollinare, Sciutico, Strutte, Valle Ienno, Vicende |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rocco Catenaro |
| Area | |
• Total | 16 km2 (6.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 122 m (400 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 5,326 |
| • Density | 330/km2 (860/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Sanvitesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 66038 |
| Dialing code | 0872 |
| Patron saint | St. Vitus |
| Saint day | 15 June |
| Website | Official website |
Geography
editThe town is bordered by Frisa, Lanciano, Ortona, Rocca San Giovanni, Treglio and Fossacesia.
Economy
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The town is known for its trabocchi, large wooden platforms that were traditionally used for fishing on the southern coast of Abruzzo. Tourism has grown in recent decades.
Notable residents
edit- Gabriele D'Annunzio, poet, lived in the town in 1900.
- Stanislao Gastaldon (1861–1939), the composer of "Musica Proibita", spent his early childhood in San Vito Chietino.[4]
References
edit- ↑ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ↑ Data from Istat.
- ↑ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ↑
- Sbrocchi, Vito (April 18, 2003). "Il compositore Gastaldon, celebre alla fine dell'Ottocento, trascorse l'infanzia a San Vito" Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine. Il Tempo (in Italian)
External links
edit- Official website Archived 2022-01-31 at the Wayback Machine
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