San Vito Chietino

Infobox CityIT
official_name = Comune di San Vito Chietino
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province = ProvinciaIT (short form)|sigla=CH (CH)
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elevation_footnotes =
elevation_m = 127
area_footnotes =
area_total_km2 = 16
population_footnotes =
population_as_of = 2004
population_total = 4998
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population_density_km2 = 312
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gentilic = Sanvitesi
telephone = 0872
postalcode = 66038
frazioni = Bianchi, Cese, Colle Capuano, Mancini, Foreste, Marina di San Vito, Pontoni, San Fino, San Vito Marina, Sant'Apollinare, Sciutico
saint = San Vito
day = 15 June
mapx = #expr:42 + 18 / 60.0
mapy = #expr:14 + 27 / 60.0
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native_name = San Vito Chietino
name = San Vito Chietino
website = http://www.comune.sanvitochietino.ch.it

San Vito Chietino is a town and "comune" in the province of Chieti in the Abruzzo region of central Italy.

Geography

The town is bordered by Frisa, Lanciano, Ortona, Rocca San Giovanni, Treglio and Fossacesia.

Economy

This small serene touristy town, boasts a rare and unique attraction, "La Costa dei Trabocchi". "Trabocchi" are giant wooden platforms built since 1400, in the middle of the sea. They can be seen from the town of Ortona to Fossacesia. Most often people describe them as giant spiders. For local fisherman this was one of the method to fish abundant catch for the residents.

Famous residents

Gabriele D'Annunzio, a famous poet, lived in the town in 1900.

Notes and references

External links

* http://www.sanvitochietino.com