Capaccio Paestum (formerly only Capaccio, from Latin ''Caput Aquae'') is a town and ''

comune A (; : , ) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions () and provinces (). The can also have the City status in Italy, titl ...

'' in the

province of Salerno The province of Salerno () is a province in the Campania region of Italy. It has 1,054,766 inhabitants as of 2025. Geography The largest towns in the province are: Salerno, the capital, which has a population of 131,950; Cava de' Tirreni, Bat ...

in the

Campania Campania is an administrative Regions of Italy, region of Italy located in Southern Italy; most of it is in the south-western portion of the Italian Peninsula (with the Tyrrhenian Sea to its west), but it also includes the small Phlegraean Islan ...

region of south-western

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. The ruins of the ancient Greek city of

Paestum Paestum ( , , ) was a major Ancient Greece, ancient Greek city on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea, in Magna Graecia. The ruins of Paestum are famous for their three ancient Greek temples in the Doric order dating from about 550 to 450 BCE that ...

lie within borders of the ''comune''.

History

Geography

Located in northern

Cilento Cilento () is an Italian mountain range (part of the Lucan Apennines), which gives its name to a geographical region of Campania in the central and southern part of the province of Salerno. Is an important tourist area of southern Italy. ...

, near the mouth of

Sele Sele may refer to: Places Africa *Sele, Burkina Faso, a village in the Ouéleni Department of Burkina Fase. * Sele, Ethiopia, a town in Agbe municipality Asia *Sele, Turkey, a Turkish village in Kailar in Ottoman times *Şələ, Azerbaijan *Seleu ...

, Capaccio is a hill town surrounded by a plain in which resides almost all of the hamlets (''

frazioni A ''frazione'' (: ''frazioni'') is a type of subdivision of a ''comune'' ('municipality') in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most ''frazioni'' were created during the Fascist era (1922–1943) as a way to consolidat ...

'') and the majority of the population, mostly concentrated at Capaccio Scalo, seat of the train station. The municipality borders with

Agropoli Agropoli is a town and ''comune'' located in the Cilento area of the province of Salerno, Campania, Italy. It is situated at the start of the Cilentan Coast, on the Tyrrhenian Sea. History Pre-medieval period The promontory on which Agropoli ...

Albanella Albanella is a town and municipality () in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. It is from the city of Salerno. The town slogan is "The Land of the Olive Trees" (). Olive oil is one of the principal products o ...

Cicerale Cicerale is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. Geography The municipality is located in Cilento and borders with Agropoli, Capaccio-Paestum, Giungano, Monteforte Cilento, Ogliastro Ci ...

Eboli Eboli (Neapolitan language, Ebolitano: ) is a town and ''comune'' of Campania, southern Italy, in the province of Salerno. Eboli, an agricultural centre, is renowned for its olive oil and dairy products, most notably the famous buffalo mozzarel ...

Giungano Giungano (Campanian: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. Geography The municipality is located in northern Cilento and borders with Capaccio, Cicerale and Trentinara. It is not too ...

Roccadaspide Roccadaspide (Neapolitan language, Campanian: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. History The first settlements in the area are traced back to the Greek and Etruscan civilizations. ...

and

Trentinara Trentinara is a town and ''comune'' near Paestum in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. Geography The municipality, located in northern Cilento, borders with Capaccio, Cicerale, Giungano, Monteforte Cilen ...

. The hamlets are Borgo Nuovo, Capaccio Scalo, Cafasso, Chiorbo, Foce Sele, Gaiarda, Gromola, Laura, Licinella, Linora,

, Ponte Barizzo, Rettifilo-Vannulo, Spinazzo, Santa Venere, Tempa di Lepre, Torre di Mare, Tempa San Paolo, and Vuccolo Maiorano.

Transport

The nearest airport is Salerno-Pontecagnano (QSR), 35 km from Capaccio.

Notable people

Vincenzo Romano Vincenzo Romano (born 12 March 1956 in Capaccio) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a central defender. He played for 9 seasons (179 games, 4 goals) in Serie A for Avellino, Roma and Genoa Genoa ( ; ; ) is a city ...

Michele Siano Michele Siano (born 9 April 1991, in Capaccio Scalo) is an Italian football midfielder who currently plays for ASD San Luca. Career In December 2019, Siano joined Eccellenza club ASD San Luca.Cilentan Coast The Cilento Coast (Italian: ''Costiera Cilentana'') is an Italian stretch of coastline in Cilento, on the southern side of the Province of Salerno. It is situated between the gulfs of Salerno and Policastro, extending from the municipalities o ...

Notes and references

External links

Cities and towns in Campania Localities of Cilento {{Campania-geo-stub