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Country
  
Italy

Frazioni
  
Timpone

Demonym(s)
  
Sapresi

Province
  
Province of Salerno

Region
  
Campania

Province / Metropolitan city
  
Salerno (SA)

Elevation
  
5 m (16 ft)

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Local time
  
Wednesday 11:41 AM

Postal code
  
84073

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Weather
  
18°C, Wind SW at 11 km/h, 74% Humidity

Sapri is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. It is one of the southernmost towns of the region of Cilento and its population is 6,783.

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Map of 84073 Sapri, Province of Salerno, Italy

History

In June–July 1857 that the republican revolutionary Carlo Pisacane led the Sapri expedition here. Pisacane and about 300 of his companions were killed in the suppression of the expedition.

Geography

The town is a port on Tyrrhenian Sea, located in the southern part of Campania, close to the border with Basilicata. The town is far 10 km from Maratea, 8 km from Policastro Bussentino and almost 100 km from Salerno.

Twin towns

  • Ripatransone, Italy
  • References

    Sapri Wikipedia