Castellammare di Stabia

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Castellammare di Stabia is a comune in the province of Naples, Campania region, Italy. It is situated on the Bay of Naples about 30 kilometers southeast of Naples, on the route to Sorrento.

History

Castellammare di Stabia lies next to the ancient Roman city of Stabiae, which was destroyed by the Vesuvio eruption in 79 CE. The castle the city takes its name from was erected in around the 9th century on a hill commanding the southern side of the Gulf of Naples. It was restored during the reign of Frederick II of Hohenstaufen and enlarged by King Charles I of Anjou.

The comune, previously called Castellamare, assumed the name Castellammare on January 22, 1863, and the current name on May 31, 1912.

The local football team, SS Juve Stabia, currently plays in Italian Serie C1 and is one of the oldest football teams in Italy, having been created in 1907. The "Romeo Menti" stadium where SS Juve Stabia plays is dedicated to Romeo Menti, who played for SS Juve Stabia in 1945 and died in the tragic 1949 Superga air disaster, when a plane crash killed most of the players of Torino FC.

Notable people

It was the hometown of Gabriele Capone, father of Al Capone.

• Mario Merola, legendary Neapolitan singer and actor
• Luigi Denza, author of the famous song Funiculì, Funiculà, was born in Castellammare di Stabia
• Fabio Quagliarella, an exciting young striker for Udinese, was born in Castellammare di Stabia
• John Serry, Sr. (1915-2003), American musician, composer, arranger and educator. Born as Giovanni Serrapica, bis parents were raised in Castellamare di Stabia and Gragnano.
• Raffaele Viviani (1888-1950), Italian author, playwright, actor and musician

See also

• Stabiae

External links

• Castellammare di Stabia Photos

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