Scafati

Scafati
Country	Italy
region	Campania
province	Salerno  (SA)
Coordinates	40 ° 44 '  N , 14 ° 32'  E Coordinates: 40 ° 44 '0 "  N , 14 ° 32' 0"  E
height	12  m slm
surface	19.69 km²
Residents	49,997 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	2,539 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	84018
prefix	081
ISTAT number	065137
Popular name	Scafatesi
Patron saint	Sant'Antonio
Website	Scafati
Scafati, Piazza Vittorio Veneto

Scafati is an Italian commune with 49,997 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Salerno in the Campania region .

Location and dates

Scafati is located 30 km west of Salerno , on the A3 motorway . The districts are Bagni, Mariconda, Marra-Zaffaranelli, Sant'Antonio Vecchio, San Pietro , San Vincenzo, Trentuno and Ventotto. The neighboring communities are Angri , Boscoreale ( NA ), Poggiomarino (NA), Pompei (NA), San Marzano sul Sarno , San Valentino Torio , Sant'Antonio Abate (NA) and Santa Maria la Carità (NA).

The inhabitants live mainly from jobs in industry.

Attractions

The Piazza Vittorio Veneto in the city center is worth seeing, there is the church of Santa Maria delle Vergini.

The Santa Maria di Real Valle monastery is located in the district of San Pietro . The monastery was founded by Charles I of Anjou around 1270 .

Personalities

One of the city's sons is Giovanni Pellino, who, under the stage name Neffa, has become a very popular and successful singer and songwriter in Italy. In Germany, his song Cambierà is known as the background music for a TV commercial for an Italian coffee.

A daughter of the city is Valentina Nappi (* 1990), an Italian porn actress.

Web links

Commons : Scafati  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.