Lettere | |
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Coordinates: 40°42′N 14°33′E / 40.700°N 14.550°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Campania |
Metropolitan city | Naples (NA) |
Government | |
• Mayor | Sebastiano Giordano |
Area | |
• Total | 12.02 km2 (4.64 sq mi) |
Elevation | 356 m (1,168 ft) |
Population (31 December 2010)[2] | |
• Total | 6,228 |
• Density | 520/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
Demonym | Letteresi |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 80050 |
Dialing code | 081 |
Website | Official website |
Lettere is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Naples in the southern central Italian region Campania, located about 30 km southeast of Naples.
Lettere borders the following municipalities: Angri, Casola di Napoli, Corbara, Gragnano, Ravello, Sant'Antonio Abate, Tramonti.
It was built near Ancient Liternum.
From 987 it was the see of a bishopric, which was renamed Roman Catholic Diocese of Lettere-Gragnano (viz.) from 1169 till its merger into the Diocese of Castellammare di Stabia. In 1968 it was nominally restored as Latin Titular bishopric of Lettere.[3]