Tramonti, Campania
Tramonti (Campanian: Tramunte) is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. It is located in the territory of the Amalfi Coast.
Tramonti | |
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| Comune di Tramonti | |
 A square in Polvica | |
 Tramonti within the Province of Salerno | |
Location of Tramonti | |
  Tramonti Location of Tramonti in Italy  Tramonti Tramonti (Campania) | |
| Coordinates: 40°42′N 14°38′E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Campania |
| Province | Salerno (SA) |
| Frazioni | Campinola, Capitignano, Cesarano, Corsano, Figlino, Gete, Novella, Paterno Sant'Elia, Paterno Sant'Arcangelo, Pietre, Polvica, Ponte, Pucara |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Antonio Giordano |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24 km2 (9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 321 m (1,053 ft) |
| Population (28 February 2017)[2] | |
| • Total | 4,125 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Tramontini |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 84010 |
| Dialing code | 089 |
| Patron saint | St. Anthony of Padua |
| Saint day | 13 June |
| Website | Official website |
The conservatory of Pucara.
Cloister of the conservatory of Pucara.
Geography
Tramonti, directly translatable as "in the mountains", is located along the Via Chiunzi which leads to Maiori and the Amalfi Coast. The town is bordered by Cava de' Tirreni, Corbara, Lettere, Maiori, Nocera Inferiore, Nocera Superiore, Pagani, Ravello and Sant'Egidio del Monte Albino.
History
Tramonti was perhaps founded by the Romans. It was an important town of the Maritime Republic of Amalfi, an important trading power in the Mediterranean between 839 AD and around 1200 AD.
Main sights
- Cappella Rupestre (Chapel in the Rock), in the village of Gete. A 13th century church in a slight hollow of the rock, housing tombs cut into the rocky side.
- Church of the Ascension
- Church of Sant'Elia (Church of St. Elia), in the village of Sant'Elia.
- Church of San Giovanni (Church of St. John), in the village of Polvica.
- Church of Pietro Apostolo (Church St. Peter Apostle), in the village of Figlino.
- Church of Sant'Erasmo
- Castle of Montalto and Hermitage of St. Catherine, at Paterno sant'Elia. It was built by the Republic of Amalfi on a cliff of the Monti Lattari to protect its territories from the northern side. It was stormed by the Normans in 1127 when the latter conquered the Republic.
- Castle of Santa Maria La Nova. It was built around 1457 by Raimondo Orsini, Prince of Salerno and overlord of the Duchy of Amalfi. A rectangular base was fortified by ten small square towers and seven ramparts, only some of which still stands.
- Convent of Saint Francis, founded in 1474.
- Monastery of St. Joseph and St. Teresa, built in 1662
Twin towns
Pézilla-la-Rivière, France, since 2001
See also
References
- "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- Population data from ISTAT
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tramonti (Italy).
- Official website
- Practical Guide Tramonti
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