San Vito Chietino | |
Official Name: | Comune di San Vito Chietino |
Coordinates: | 42.3°N 41°W |
Region: | Abruzzo |
Province: | Chieti (CH) |
Frazioni: | Anticaglia, Balsamate, Bufara, Castellana, Cese, Cintioni, Colle Capuano, Foresta, Mancini, Melogranato, Murata Alta, Murata Bassa, Paolini, Passo Tucci, Pontoni, Portelle, Quercia del Corvo, Rapanice, Renazzo, San Fino, San Rocco Vecchio, Sant'Apollinare, Sciutico, Strutte, Valle Ienno, Vicende |
Mayor: | Rocco Catenaro |
Area Total Km2: | 16 |
Population Total: | 5326 |
Population As Of: | 31 December 2009[1] |
Population Demonym: | Sanvitesi |
Elevation M: | 122 |
Saint: | St. Vitus |
Day: | 15 June |
Postal Code: | 66038 |
Area Code: | 0872 |
San Vito Chietino is a town and comune in the province of Chieti in the Abruzzo region of central Italy.
The town is bordered by Frisa, Lanciano, Ortona, Rocca San Giovanni, Treglio and Fossacesia.
The town is known for its trabocchi, large wooden platforms that were traditionally used for fishing on the southern coast of Abruzzo. Tourism has grown in recent decades.