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Tramonti | |
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Comune di Tramonti | |
Coordinates: 40°42′N 14°38′E / 40.700°N 14.633°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Campania |
Province | Salerno (SA) |
Frazioni | Campinola, Capitignano, Cesarano, Corsano, Figlino, Gete, Novella, Paterno Sant'Elia, Paterno Sant'Arcangelo, Pietre, Polvica, Ponte, Pucara |
Government | |
• Mayor | Antonio Giordano |
Area | |
• Total | 24 km2 (9 sq mi) |
Elevation | 321 m (1,053 ft) |
Population (28 February 2017)
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• Total | 4,125 |
• Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) |
Demonym | Tramontini |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
Postal code | 84010 |
Dialing code | 089 |
Patron saint | St. Anthony of Padua |
Saint day | 13 June |
Website | Official website |
Tramonti ( Campanian: Tramunte) 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.[ citation needed]
Tramonti, directly translatable as "in the mountains", is located along the Via Chiunzi 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.[ citation needed]
Tramonti was perhaps founded by the Romans. It was an important town of the Maritime Republic of Amalfi, an important trading power in the Mediterranean between 839 AD and around 1200 AD.[ citation needed]
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Vineyards, lemon orchards and chestnut woodlands are in abundance in this town.[ citation needed]