Cetara, Campania

Cetara 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.

Cetara
Comune
Comune di Cetara
Panoramic view of Cetara
Coat of arms
Location of Cetara
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Coordinates: 40°39′N 14°42′E
Country	Italy
Region	Campania
Province	Salerno (SA)
Frazioni	Fuenti
Government
• Mayor	Fortunato Della Monica
Area [1]
• Total	4.97 km2 (1.92 sq mi)
Elevation	15 m (49 ft)
Population  (30 June 2017[2])[3]
• Total	2,088
• Density	420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Demonym	Cetaresi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	84011
Dialing code	089
Patron saint	Saint Peter
Saint day	29 June
Website	Official website

History

The village was originally a settlement for a group of armed Muslims in 880. Characterized to be a village of fishermen (especially of tuna), its name take origins probably from the Latin word Cetaria (in Greek Ketèia), meaning almadraba (in Italian tonnara); or cetari, meaning fishmongers of big fishes.^{[citation needed]}

Geography

Cetara is located by the Tyrrhenian Sea, on the Amalfi Drive road between the "Marina" of Albori and Erchie, bordering with the municipalities of Vietri sul Mare and Maiori. Its municipalities is extended from the coast to the Mount Falerio and counts only one civil parish (frazione): the little village of Fuenti, situated on the hills close to the Amalfi Drive.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Amalfi Coast
• Sorrentine Peninsula

References

1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
2. Source : Istat 2009
3. "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

External links

Media related to Cetara at Wikimedia Commons

• Official site of Cetara (in Italian)
• Practical Guide Cetara