Amalfi
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Amalfi is a historic coastal town in southern Italy’s Campania region, famed as a former powerful maritime republic and now a popular tourist destination on the Amalfi Coast.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Amalfi canonical | 16 |
| Amalfitani | 1 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal town
ⓘ
municipality ⓘ town ⓘ |
| capitalOf | Duchy of Amalfi ⓘ |
| cathedralDedicatedTo |
Andrew the Apostle
ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Andrew the Apostle
|
| celebratesFeastDay |
27 June (local celebration of Saint Andrew)
ⓘ
30 November ⓘ |
| climate | Mediterranean climate ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| demonym |
Amalfi
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Amalfitani
|
| distanceFromNaples | about 70 km ⓘ |
| governingBody | Comune di Amalfi ⓘ |
| heritageStatus |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
ⓘ
surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of the Amalfi Coast)
|
| historicalEra | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| historicalRole | maritime republic ⓘ |
| knownFor |
beaches
ⓘ
Amalfi Cathedral ⓘ
surface form:
cathedral of Amalfi
handmade Amalfi paper ⓘ historic town center ⓘ limoncello production ⓘ scenic coastal landscape ⓘ steep cliffs and terraces ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| language | Italian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Campania
ⓘ
Province of Salerno ⓘ Southern Italy ⓘ
surface form:
southern Italy
|
| locatedOn |
Amalfi Coast
ⓘ
Tyrrhenian Sea ⓘ |
| nearbyLocality |
Atrani
ⓘ
Maiori ⓘ Positano ⓘ Ravello, Italy ⓘ
surface form:
Ravello
|
| partOf |
Amalfi Coast
ⓘ
surface form:
Costiera Amalfitana
|
| patronSaint |
Andrew the Apostle
ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Andrew the Apostle
|
| peakPowerPeriod |
10th century
ⓘ
11th century ⓘ |
| populationApproximate | about 5,000 inhabitants ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicSector |
services
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ |
| regionCapital |
Naples
ⓘ
surface form:
Naples (regional capital of Campania)
|
| religiousBuilding | Amalfi Cathedral ⓘ |
| touristAttraction |
Amalfi Cathedral
ⓘ
surface form:
Amalfi Cathedral (Duomo di Amalfi)
Arsenale della Repubblica (medieval shipyard) ⓘ Cloister of Paradise ⓘ
surface form:
Cloister of Paradise (Chiostro del Paradiso)
Museo della Carta (Paper Museum) ⓘ Valle dei Mulini (Valley of the Mills) ⓘ |
| traditionalProduct |
Lemon
ⓘ
surface form:
Amalfi lemons
handmade paper ⓘ limoncello ⓘ |
| transportAccess |
Strada Statale 163 Amalfitana
ⓘ
surface form:
Amalfi Drive (SS163 coastal road)
|
| wasOneOf |
Italian maritime republics
ⓘ
surface form:
Maritime Republics of Italy
Republic of Ancona ⓘ
surface form:
Repubbliche Marinare
|
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ravello