Cetara is a town and ''
comune
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'' in the
province of Salerno
The province of Salerno () is a province in the Campania region of Italy. It has 1,054,766 inhabitants as of 2025.
Geography
The largest towns in the province are: Salerno, the capital, which has a population of 131,950; Cava de' Tirreni, Bat ...
in the
Campania
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region of south-western
Italy
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. It is located in the territory of the
Amalfi Coast.
History
It was originally a settlement for a group of armed
Muslim
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s in 880. Characterized to be a village of
fishermen (especially of
tuna), its name take origins probably from the
Latin
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word ''Cetaria'' (in
Greek ''Ketèia''), meaning
almadraba (in
Italian ''tonnara''); or ''cetari'', meaning
fishmongers of big fishes.
Geography
Cetara is located by the
Tyrrhenian Sea
The Tyrrhenian Sea (, ; or ) , , , , is part of the Mediterranean Sea off the western coast of Italy. It is named for the Tyrrhenians, Tyrrhenian people identified with the Etruscans of Italy.
Geography
The sea is bounded by the islands of C ...
, on the
Amalfi Drive road between the "Marina" of
Albori and
Erchie, bordering with the municipalities of
Vietri sul Mare and
Maiori. Its municipalities is extended from the coast to the Mount Falerio and counts only one civil parish (''
frazione
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''): the little village of Fuenti, situated on the hills close to the Amalfi Drive.
See also
*
Amalfi Coast
*
Sorrentine Peninsula
The Sorrento Peninsula or Sorrentine Peninsula is a peninsula located in southern Italy which separates the Gulf of Naples to the north from the Gulf of Salerno to the south.
Geography
Overview
The peninsula is named after its main town, Sor ...
References
External links
Official site of Cetara
Practical GuideCetara
Cities and towns in Campania
Amalfi Coast
Coastal towns in Campania
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