Cava de 'Tirreni

Cava de 'Tirreni
Country	Italy
region	Campania
province	Salerno  (SA)
Coordinates	40 ° 42 '  N , 14 ° 42'  E Coordinates: 40 ° 42 '0 "  N , 14 ° 42' 0"  E
height	180  m slm
surface	36.46 km²
Residents	52,564 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density	1,442 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	84013
prefix	089
ISTAT number	065037
Popular name	Cavesi
Patron saint	Sant'Adiutore, Santa Maria Incoronata dell'Olmo
Website	Cava de 'Tirreni

Cava de 'Tirreni is an Italian commune with 52,564 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Salerno ( Campania region ).

geography

Geographical location

Cava de 'Tirreni is located about ten kilometers northwest of Salerno and three kilometers from the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea near Amalfi . The municipality covers an area of ​​36.46 km² and is 180 meters above sea level.

Districts

The 27 districts (Frazioni) are: Annunziata, Alessia, Arcara, Castagneto, Corpo di Cava, Croce, Dupino, Li Curti, Maddalena, Marini, Passiano, Petrellosa, Pianesi, Pregiato, Rotolo, Sant'Anna, Sant'Arcangelo, San Cesareo, San Giuseppe al Pozzo, San Giuseppe al Pennino, San Lorenzo, Santa Lucia, San Nicola, Santa Maria del Rovo, San Martino, San Pietro a Siepi and Santi Quaranta.

View from Mount St. Liberatore to Cava de 'Tirreni

Sports

The place was the arrival point of the 9th stage of the Giro d'Italia in 1984 .

Town twinning

Sister cities of Cava are:

• Gorzów Wielkopolski ( Poland )
• Schwerte ( Germany )
• Pittsfield, Massachusetts ( USA )
• Kaunas ( Lithuania )
• Helsinki ( Finland )

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  Facade of the Sanctuary of St. Francis and St. Anthony

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  Arcades of the Borgo Scacciaventi

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  Benedictine Abbey

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  Panorama of La Serra

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  Mount Castello (castle)

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  Panorama from the south (Salerno side)

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  Panorama of Dupino (Mount St. Liberatore, behind the Tyrrhenian Sea)

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  Madonna dell'Olmo church

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  Cathedral Square at Christmas

Personalities

• Lucia Apicella (1887–1982), philanthropist, recipient of the Federal Cross of Merit
• Ferdinando Baldi (1927–2007), film director and screenwriter
• Massimo Coda (* 1988), Italian football player
• Carlo Filangieri (1784–1867), Italian general
• Antonietta Di Martino (* 1978), track and field athlete
• Giuliana de Sio (* 1957), actress, grew up in Cava de 'Tirreni
• Teresa De Sio (* 1955), singer-songwriter, sister of Giuliana De Sio
• Marinella Senatore (* 1977), artist, winner of the Maxxi Prize 2014

See also

• Benedictine Abbey of Cava de 'Tirreni
• Alferio Pappacarbone

Web links

Commons : Cava de 'Tirreni  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Cava de 'Tirreni municipality

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
2. ↑ cavanotizie.it - ​​Comitato Gemellaggi