Lettere

Comune in Campania, Italy
Coat of arms of Lettere
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Location of Lettere
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40°42′N 14°33′E / 40.700°N 14.550°E / 40.700; 14.550CountryItalyRegionCampaniaMetropolitan cityNaples (NA)Government
 • MayorSebastiano GiordanoArea • Total12.02 km2 (4.64 sq mi)Elevation
356 m (1,168 ft)Population
 (31 December 2010)[2]
 • Total6,228 • Density520/km2 (1,300/sq mi)DemonymLetteresiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code
80050
Dialing code081WebsiteOfficial 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]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  3. ^ "Titular See of Lettere, Italy".

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