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Sapri is a town and '' comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. It is one of the southernmost towns of the region of
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Comune of Sapri
Pro Loco Sapri
Cities and towns in Campania Coastal towns in Campania Localities of Cilento {{Campania-geo-stub
Cilento
Cilento is an Italian geographical region of Campania in the central and southern part of the Province of Salerno and an important Tourism, tourist area of southern Italy.
Cilento is known as one of the centers of Mediterranean diet.
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and its population is 6,783.SourceIstat 2011
History
In June–July 1857 the republican revolutionary Carlo Pisacane led the Sapri expedition here. Pisacane and about 300 of his companions were killed in the suppression of the expedition.Geography
The town is a port on Tyrrhenian Sea, located in the southern part of Campania, close to the border withBasilicata
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. The town is 10 km from Maratea, 8 km from Policastro Bussentino and almost 100 km from Salerno
Salerno (, , ; nap, label= Salernitano, Saliernë, ) is an ancient city and ''comune'' in Campania (southwestern Italy) and is the capital of the namesake province, being the second largest city in the region by number of inhabitants, after ...
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Twin towns
* Ripatransone, ItalySee also
*Cilento
Cilento is an Italian geographical region of Campania in the central and southern part of the Province of Salerno and an important Tourism, tourist area of southern Italy.
Cilento is known as one of the centers of Mediterranean diet.
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* Sapri Calcio
* Cilentan Coast
References
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Comune of Sapri
Pro Loco Sapri
Cities and towns in Campania Coastal towns in Campania Localities of Cilento {{Campania-geo-stub