San Vito Chietino
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 | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of San Vito Chietino 
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  San Vito Chietino Location of San Vito Chietino in Italy  San Vito Chietino San Vito Chietino (Abruzzo) | |
| Coordinates: 42°18′N 14°27′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 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 122 m (400 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 5,326 |
| • Density | 330/km2 (860/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | 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
The town is bordered by Frisa, Lanciano, Ortona, Rocca San Giovanni, Treglio and Fossacesia.
Economy
Trabocco of San Vito
The town is home to the "La Costa dei Trabocchi". Trabocchi are giant wooden platforms built since 1400, in the middle of the sea. They can be seen from the town of Ortona to Fossacesia. For local fisherman this was one of the method to fish abundant catch for the residents.
Notable residents
- 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]
Notes and references
- "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- Data from Istat.
- "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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- 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)
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