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Tramonti, Campania

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Country
  
Italy

Province / Metropolitan city
  
Salerno (SA)

Demonym(s)
  
Tramontini

Province
  
Province of Salerno

Postal code
  
84010

Region
  
Campania

Elevation
  
321 m (1,053 ft)

Area
  
24 km²

Local time
  
Tuesday 12:14 PM

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Frazioni
  
Campinola, Capitignano, Cesarano, Corsano, Figlino, Gete, Novella, Paterno Sant'Elia, Paterno Sant'Arcangelo, Pietre, Polvica, Ponte, Pucara

Weather
  
13°C, Wind NE at 8 km/h, 52% Humidity

Tramonti is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. It is located in the territory of the Amalfi Coast.

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Map of 84010 Tramonti, Province of Salerno, Italy

Geography

Tramonti, directly translated as "in the mountains" is located along Via Chuinzi which leads to Maiori and the Amalfi Coast. The town is bordered by Cava de' Tirreni, Corbara, Lettere, Maiori, Nocera Inferiore, Nocera Superiore, Pagani, Ravello and Sant'Egidio del Monte Albino.

History

Tramonti was an important town of the Maritime Republic of Amalfi, an important trading power in the Mediterranean between 839 A.D. and around 1200 A.D.

Main sights

  • Cappella Rupestre (Chapel in the Rock), in the village of Gete. A 13th century church in a slight hollow of the rock, housing tombs cut into the rocky side.
  • Church of the Ascension
  • Church of Sant'Elia (Church of St. Elia), in the village of Sant'Elia.
  • Church of San Giovanni (Church of St. John), in the village of Polvica.
  • Church of Pietro Apostolo (Church St. Peter Apostle), in the village of Figlino.
  • Church of Sant'Erasmo
  • Castle of Montalto and Hermitage of St. Catherine, at Paterno sant'Elia. It was built by the Republic of Amalfi on a cliff of the Monti Lattari to protect its territories from the northern side. It was stormed by the Normans in 1127 when the latter conquered the Republic.
  • Castle of Santa Maria La Nova. It was built around 1457 by Raimondo Orsini, Prince of Salerno and overlord of the Duchy of Amalfi. A rectangular base was fortified by ten small square towers and seven ramparts, only some of which still stands.
  • Convent of Saint Francis, founded in 1474.
  • Monastery of St. Joseph and St. Teresa, built in 1662

    • Economy

    Vineyards, lemon orchards and chestnut woodlands are in abundance in this town.

    References

    Tramonti, Campania Wikipedia
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