Castellabate

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Comune di Castellabate
Country	Italy
Region	Campania
Province	Salerno (SA)
Mayor	17 Feb
Elevation	35 m
Area	km²
Population
- Total (as of December 31, 2004)	7.892
- Density	221/km²
Time zone	CET, UTC+1
Coordinates	40°17′N, 14°57′E
Gentilic	Castellani
Dialing code	0974
Postal code	84048
Frazioni	Alano, Lago, Ogliastro Marina, Santa Maria, San Marco
Patron	St. Costabile
- Day	Feb 17
Website: Official

Castellabate is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.

Contents 1 History 2 Transport 3 Cuisine 4 External links 5 References

[edit] History

Even if Omero points out for first to the coasts of Castellabate, the history of this territory is tied above all to saint Costabile Gentilcore, IV Abbot of the Ss.ma Trinità di Cava de' Tirreni. In the same year in which he was elevated to the Abbot dignity, it started the jobs of the construction of the Angel's Castle (10 October 1123), than after was entitled to him, he gave origin to the name of the village: Castrum Abbatis, the castle de the abbate ones, castle of the abbate ones, Castellabate. The abbaziato one of Costabile lasted little. It was extinguished, in fact, 17 February 1124. The successor, Simeone Abbot, completed the construction of the maniero and helped always the population. With passing of the time, Castellabate divenne the more important barony of the Cilento. But we proceed quickly, until reaching 1800, with this page draft from a volume of the historian Peter Ebner. “In the 1553 direction short Arrow sold Castellabate to the famous Marine giurista, which years after sold the assets acquires Carl to you Caracciolo. Castle and country house passed to the Loffredo family and from this to the Filomarino of the accounts of the Rocca d' Aspide then). In 1619 the assent was asked the sale of the erbaggio with trusts it in all the territory the castle the Abbate made from Francisco Matarazzo, son and heir of Alexander and Tommaso Filomarino of the Rocca. The feudo it passed to the Acquaviva family of the accounts then of Conversano. … Subsequently… it passed to the Granito family that in `the 700 possessed it with tito it of marquis, obtained 29 November 1745. The feudo, with portolania of Omignano and the other jurisdictions on lands of Rocca di Cilento, Montecorice, S. Maria to Sea, Rutino and S. Lorenzo passed then for succession (20 July 1767) of Paride, to the son Angel and from this to the son Luigi.

[edit] Transport

The railway station more neighbor is that one than Agropoli. Served from numerous trains, between which some Eurostar Italy , that they cover the director Naples-Reggio Calabria. The street connection is guaranteed from Be them 18 that gives the svincolo of Battipaglia of the Freeway A3 SA-RC " connects the highway feature with the cilentana coast. The landing place via sea is possible with the port of S.Marco di Castellabate. Caught up in the summery months from the MetroDelMare. Capri, Ischia and Naples.

[edit] Cuisine

The territory of the National Park of the Cilento can boast the greater number of recently recognized typical productions from the Ministry of Agriculture. To it marks DOC and IGT of wines of local production, joins to the oil production extravergine of olive DOP and of liqueurs of varied kind. As far as the other typical products of the zone, beyond to the Mozzarella of Bufala Bell DOP, to the mozzarella it vaccinates “co' to mortedda” and to “caciocavallo” the typical one, they go remembers the honey to you, the carciofo round of Paestum IGP, the garbanzo beans of Cicerale, the fagiolo of Controne, fico the white man of the Cilento; rinomatissima also the confectionery production of fichi buckets and fichi to the chocolate. Between the salumi the bacon or “Longarella” and “soppressata” of Gioi deserves mention, between the species ittiche the alici of “menaica”.

[edit] External links

• National Park of the Cilento
• Blue Flag
• Siren Leucosia
• Other news on Castellabate (ita/Ing)
• Some cuisine cilentane

Coordinates: 40°17′N, 14°57′E

[edit] References