Conca_dei_Marini

Conca dei Marini

Conca dei Marini

Comune in Campania, Italy


Conca dei Marini (Campanian: Conga r"e Marine) is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. It is situated on a hill close to the coast and between Amalfi and Furore.

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It was perhaps founded by the Etruscans with the name of Cossa, and was conquered by the Romans in 272 BC. In the early Middle Ages, it was a trading base of the Republic of Amalfi. In 1543 it was sacked by Turkish pirates. The port maintained a certain degree of trades until the 19th century, and was also the seat of a tonnara until 1956.[citation needed]

Main sights

  • Grotta dello Smeraldo, a karst sea cave
  • Church of St. John the Baptist or of St. Anthony of Padua
  • Church of Santa Maria di Grado
  • Capo Conca Tower, a 16th-century sea watchtower
  • Church of St. Pancratius Martyr

See also


References

  1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. Data from Istat



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