Castellammare di Stabia

Castellammare di Stabia
Country	Italy
region	Campania
Metropolitan city	Naples  (NA)
Local name	Castiellammare 'e Stabia
Coordinates	40 ° 42 ′  N , 14 ° 29 ′  E Coordinates: 40 ° 42 ′ 0 ″  N , 14 ° 29 ′ 0 ″  E
height	6  m slm
surface	17 km²
Residents	65,300 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	3,841 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	80053 Castellammare di Stabia (main town), 80050 Ponte della Persica (Ponte Persica), 80050 Quisisana, 80050 Varano, 80053 Castellammare di Stabia (other districts)
prefix	081
ISTAT number	063024
Popular name	Stabiesi
Patron saint	San Catello
Website	Castellammare di Stabia

Castellammare di Stabia is a port city with 65,300 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) on the Gulf of Naples . It is located on the site of the ancient Stabiae and belongs to the metropolitan city of Naples in the Campania region . The city is on the Circumvesuviana railway line between Sorrento and Pompei or Naples . The city is also the starting point for the cable car to Monte Faito .

history

Castellammare di Stabia was taken by the French under the Duke of Guise in 1654 ; and here in 1799 the French general Jacques MacDonald defeated the united Anglo-Neapolitan troops.

One of the most traditional shipyards in Italy is located in Castellammare di Stabia . It was built for military purposes as early as the time of the Kingdom of Naples from 1783, as the naval arsenal in Naples had become too small. In 1808, the facilities in Castellammare were further expanded by order of Joachim Murat . Even after the unification of Italy , the shipyard served military purposes. Until recently, warships were built there. a. the cruiser Vittorio Veneto . Today the Italian group Fincantieri uses the shipyard.

The city became known nationwide in autumn 2010 after its mayor Luigi Bobbio received a new catalog of fines from the city council. Among other things, penalties are laid down for wearing scarce clothing in public, for public swearing, for consuming alcohol on the street after 10 p.m. and for wearing mini skirts where you can already see the underwear.

Panorama of Castellammare di Stabia, with Vesuvius in the background.

Bay of Castellammare di Stabia with Vesuvius (right)

Sports

The SS Juve Stabia football club is at home in Castellammare di Stabia . He currently plays in Serie B and plays his home games at the Stadio Romeo Menti .

sons and daughters of the town

• Eduard Züblin (1850–1916), building pioneer
• Alfredo Acton (1867-1934), Admiral
• Walter von Keudell (1884–1973), German forester, general forest master and State Secretary in the Reich Forestry Office , lawyer and politician
• Maria Carbone (1908–2002), opera singer and vocal teacher
• Ennio Canino (1924–2001), architect
• Francesco Schettino (* 1960), captain of the Costa Concordia accident in 2012
• Gennaro Iezzo (* 1973), football goalkeeper
• Bruno Cirillo (* 1977), football player
• Antonio Mirante (* 1983), football goalkeeper
• Fabio Quagliarella (* 1983), football player
• Luigi Vitale (* 1987), football player
• Antonio Donnarumma (* 1990), football goalkeeper
• Gianluigi Donnarumma (* 1999), soccer goalkeeper

Web links

Commons : Castellammare di Stabia  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Città di Castellammare di Stabia (Italian)
• History of the Royal Shipyard Castellammare di Stabia (Italian)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
2. ↑ Martin Zöller: Panorama: Italian City Forbids Tight Mini Skirts , Badische Zeitung November 4, 2010, accessed on November 6, 2010