Castellammare di Stabia
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| Castellammare di Stabia | |||
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| Città di Castellammare di Stabia | |||
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 Castellammare di Stabia
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| Coordinates: 40°42′N 14°29′E / 40.7°N 14.483°E | |||
| Country | Italy | ||
| Region | Campania | ||
| Province | Naples (NA) | ||
| Frazioni | Fratte, Madonna della Libera, Pioppaino, Ponte Persica, Pozzano, Privati, Quisisana, Scanzano, Varano | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Luigi Bobbio | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 17.71 km2 (6.84 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) | ||
| Population (30 April 2009) | |||
| • Total | 64,836 | ||
| • Density | 3,700/km2 (9,500/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym | Stabiesi | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 80053 | ||
| Dialing code | 081 | ||
| Patron saint | Saint Catellus | ||
| Saint day | January 19 | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
Castellammare di Stabia is a comune in the province of Naples, Campania region, southern Italy. It is situated on the Bay of Naples about 30 kilometers southeast of Naples, on the route to Sorrento.
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[edit] History
Castellammare di Stabia lies next to the ancient Roman city of Stabiae, which was destroyed by the Vesuvio eruption in AD 79. The castle the city takes its name from was erected in 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 January 22, 1863, and the current name on May 31, 1912.
[edit] Excavation of Villas
The excavation of Roman villas that have been preserved by the Eruption of Vesuvius in AD 79 are currently underway.
[edit] Sport
The local football team, SS Juve Stabia, currently plays in Italian Serie B and is one of the oldest football teams in Italy, having been created in 1907. The "Romeo Menti" stadium where SS Juve Stabia plays is dedicated to Romeo Menti, who played for SS Juve Stabia in 1945 and died in the tragic 1949 Superga air disaster, when a plane crash killed most of the players of Torino FC.
[edit] Dress Code
In 2010, Luigi Bobbio, the newly elected Mayor of Castellammare di Stabia, announced that he would ban Miniskirt and "revealing clothes" in his town. Luigi Bobbio's proposal would also ban sunbathing, the wearing of clogs, playing soccer in public places, and blasphemy, in what the mayor says is an attempt to "restore urban decorum and facilitate better civil co-existence".[1]
[edit] Notable people
Castellammare was the hometown of Gabriele Capone, father of Al Capone. Other people born here include:
- Gabriele De Rosa (1917–2009), historian and politician
- Luigi Denza (1846–1922) author of the famous song "Funiculì, Funiculà"
- Gennaro Iezzo, football goalkeeper.
- Mario Merola, Neapolitan singer
- Fabio Quagliarella, footballer
- Francesco Schettino, captain of the Costa Concordia on the night of her sinking in 2012
- Romeo A. Serrapica (1921–1995), American commercial artist, photo illustrator, Cooper Union alumnus. Parents born and raised in Castellammare di Stabia and Gragnano. Younger brother of John Serry, Sr.
- John Serry, Sr. (1915–2003), American musician, composer, arranger and educator. Born as Giovanni Serrapica, his parents were raised in Castellamare di Stabia and Gragnano.
- Ettore Tito (1859–1941) Italian painter
- Luigi Vitale, footballer
- Raffaele Viviani (1888–1950), author, playwright, actor and musician
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[edit] External links
Media related to Castellammare di Stabia at Wikimedia Commons
