Cava de' Tirreni

Cava de' Tirreni
'A Cava (Neapolitan)
Città di Cava de' Tirreni
Flag of Cava de' Tirreni
Coat of arms of Cava de' Tirreni
Cava within the Province of Salerno
Cava within the Province of Salerno
Location of Cava de' Tirreni
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Cava de' Tirreni is located in Italy
Cava de' Tirreni
Cava de' Tirreni
Location of Cava de' Tirreni in Italy
Cava de' Tirreni is located in Campania
Cava de' Tirreni
Cava de' Tirreni
Cava de' Tirreni (Campania)
Coordinates: 40°42′N 14°42′E / 40.700°N 14.700°E / 40.700; 14.700
CountryItaly
RegionCampania
ProvinceSalerno (SA)
Frazionisee text
Government
 • MayorVincenzo Servalli
Area
 • Total36.46 km2 (14.08 sq mi)
Elevation
180 m (590 ft)
Population
 (30 april 2023)[2]
 • Total50,346
 • Density1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi)
DemonymCavesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
84013
Dialing code089
Patron saintSant'Adiutore & Santa Maria Incoronata dell’Olmo
Saint daySeptember 8
WebsiteOfficial website

Cava de' Tirreni (Italian: [ˈkaːva de tirˈrɛːni]; Cilentan: A Càva) is a city and comune in the region of Campania, Italy, in the province of Salerno, 10 kilometres (6 miles) northwest of the town of Salerno. It lies in a richly cultivated valley surrounded by wooded hills, and is a popular tourist resort.[3] The abbey of La Trinità della Cava is located there.

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. ^  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainChisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Cava dei Tirreni". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 5 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 560.