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Country
  
Italy

Elevation
  
6 m (20 ft)

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Postal code
  
80053

Region
  
Campania

Demonym(s)
  
Stabiesi

Patron saint
  
Catellus of Castellammare

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Frazioni
  
Fratte, Madonna della Libera, Pioppaino, Ponte Persica, Pozzano, Privati, Quisisana, Scanzano, Varano

Weather
  
13°C, Wind S at 11 km/h, 77% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Castello Medioevale, Villa San Marco, Antiquarium stabiano, Stabian Spa, Reggia di Quisisana

Castellammare di Stabia [kaˌstɛllamˈmaːre di ˈstaːbja] (Neapolitan: Castiellammare 'e Stabia) is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania region, in Italy. It is situated on the Bay of Naples about 30 kilometres (19 miles) southeast of Naples, on the route to Sorrento.

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Map of 80053 Castellammare di Stabia, Naples, Italy

History

Castellammare di Stabia lies next to the ancient Roman city of Stabiae, which was destroyed by the Vesuvio eruption in A.D. 79. The castle the city takes its name from was erected around the 9th century on a hill commanding the southern side of the Gulf of Naples. It was restored during the reign of Frederick II of Hohenstaufen and enlarged by King Charles I of Anjou.

The comune, previously called Castellamare, assumed the name Castellammare on 22 January 1863, and the current name on 31 May 1912.

Religious Buildings

  • Castellammare Cathedral
  • San Bartolomeo
  • Santa Caterina
  • Chiesa del Gesù
  • Chiesa del Purgatorio
  • Excavation of Villas

    The excavation of Roman villas preserved by the Eruption of Vesuvius in AD 79 is currently underway. But You can visit villa Arianna and villa San Marco . To visit them there is not need for a ticket .

    Geography

    Castellammare borders with the municipalities of Gragnano, Pimonte, Pompei, Santa Maria la Carità, Torre Annunziata and Vico Equense.

    It counts the hamlets (frazioni) of Fratte, Madonna della Libera, Pioppaino, Ponte Persica, Pozzano, Privati, Quisisana, Scanzano and Varano.

    Sport

    The local football team, SS Juve Stabia, currently plays in Italian Lega Pro/C and is one of the oldest football teams in Italy, having been created in 1907. SS Juve Stabia plays its matches in Romeo Menti Stadium.

    People

  • Giuseppe (1959) and Carmine (1962), Olympic gold medal rowers, grown up and trained at the Castellammare Yachting Club
  • Giuseppe Bonito (1707–1789), painter
  • Catello, Saint (9th century), Patron of the city
  • Bruno Cirillo (born 1977), footballer
  • Luigi Denza (1846–1922), composer of the most famous Italian traditional song "Funiculì, Funiculà"
  • Gianluigi Donnarumma (born 1999), A.C. Milan goalkeeper, second-youngest goalkeeper to play in Serie A
  • Michele Esposito (1855–1929), influential composer, pianist, conductor, who worked mostly in Ireland
  • Gennaro Iezzo (born 1973), football goalkeeper
  • Marcel Jovine (1921–2003), sculptor and toy designer
  • Mario Merola (1934–2006), Neapolitan-style singer
  • Antonio Mirante (born 1983), footballer
  • Fabio Quagliarella (born 1983), footballer
  • Gabriele De Rosa (1917–2009), historian and politician
  • John Serry, Sr. (1915–2003), aka Giovanni Serrapica American musician, composer, arranger, educator
  • Ettore Tito (1859–1941), painter
  • Luigi Vitale (born 1987), footballer
  • Raffaele Viviani (1888–1950), author, playwright, actor, musician
  • References

    Castellammare di Stabia Wikipedia