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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.[2]
Sapri | |
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Comune di Sapri | |
Coordinates: 40°4′N 15°38′E / 40.067°N 15.633°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Campania |
Province | Salerno (SA) |
Frazioni | Timpone |
Government | |
• Mayor | Antonio Gentile |
Area | |
• Total | 13 km2 (5 sq mi) |
Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
Population (31 December 2015)[2] | |
• Total | 6,783 |
• Density | 520/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
Demonym | Sapresi |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 84073 |
Dialing code | 0973 |
Patron saint | St. Vito |
Saint day | June 15 |
Website | Official website |
History
editIn June–July 1857 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
editThe town is a port on Tyrrhenian Sea, located in the southern part of Campania, close to the border with Basilicata. The town is 10 km from Maratea, 8 km from Policastro Bussentino and almost 100 km from Salerno.
Culture
editSapri is officially part of the Empathic Movement (Empathism) and has been inserted in the 25 villages of the Cultural Pyramid of Cilento.[3][4]
Notable people
edit- Angelo Accardi, born in Sapri, Italian artist
Twin towns
edit- Ripatransone, Italy
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ a b (in Italian) Source: Istat 2011
- ^ "La Scuola Empatica / Empatismo / Maestri / Epicentro / 2020, di Menotti Lerro [ Articolo, Letteratura ] :: LaRecherche.it". www.larecherche.it.
- ^ In:The Empathic Movement, edited by Menotti Lerro, Cambridge Scholars Publishing 2023, p.2
External links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Sapri.
- (in Italian) Comune of Sapri
- (in Italian) Pro Loco Sapri