San Vito Chietino

San Vito Chietino is a town and comune in the province of Chieti in the Abruzzo region of central Italy.

San Vito Chietino
Comune
Comune di San Vito Chietino
Panorama of San Vito Chietino in 2007
Coat of arms
Location of San Vito Chietino
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Coordinates: 42°18′N 14°27′E
Country	Italy
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
Government
• Mayor	Rocco Catenaro
Area [1]
• Total	16 km2 (6 sq mi)
Elevation	122 m (400 ft)
Population  (31 December 2009[2])[3]
• Total	5,326
• Density	330/km2 (860/sq mi)
Demonym	Sanvitesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	66038
Dialing code	0872
Patron saint	St. Vitus
Saint day	15 June
Website	Official website

Geography

The town is bordered by Frisa, Lanciano, Ortona, Rocca San Giovanni, Treglio and Fossacesia.

Economy

Trabucco of San Vito

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.

Notable residents

• Gabriele D'Annunzio, poet, lived in the town in 1900.
• Stanislao Gastaldon (1861–1939), the composer of "Musica Proibita", spent his early childhood in San Vito Chietino.^[4]