Sorrento

Sorrento
Sorrentine /sawr"euhn teen', seuh ren"teen/, adj.
/seuh ren"toh/; It. /sawrdd rdden"taw/, n.
a seaport in SW Italy, on the Bay of Naples: resort; cathedral; ancient ruins. 15,133.

* * *

Italy
Latin  Surrentum,  

      town and archiepiscopal see, Campania regione, southern Italy. It lies on a peninsula separating the Bay of Naples, which it faces, from the Gulf of Salerno, south-southeast of Naples. The backbone of the peninsula is formed by the Lattari Mountains, which culminate in Mount Sant'Angelo (4,734 feet [1,443 m]). Probably of Greek origin, the town was the ancient Surrentum, a Roman resort. The seat of an autonomous duchy in the 7th century, Sorrento became part of the Norman kingdom of Sicily in 1137. The poet Torquato Tasso was born there in 1544.

      Notable landmarks in the town include the frequently rebuilt cathedral, the 14th-century cloister of St. Francis of Assisi, and the Correale di Terranova Museum, containing an important collection of Campanian decorative art, medieval sculpture, paintings, and classical remains. Long popular as a resort for its climate and scenic location, Sorrento is also noted for wine, olive oil, and citrus fruit. Pop. (2006 est.) mun., 16,565.

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Sorrento — Sorrento …   Wikipedia Español

  • Sorrento — • Archdiocese in the Province of Naples, with one suffragan, Castellamare Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Sorrento     Sorrento     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Sorrento — Sorrento, FL U.S. Census Designated Place in Florida Population (2000): 765 Housing Units (2000): 286 Land area (2000): 1.294079 sq. miles (3.351649 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.015863 sq. miles (0.041084 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.309942 sq.… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Sorrento — (Пуне,Индия) Категория отеля: Адрес: Vasant Utsav Complex , Next to Dominos Pizza ,Opposit …   Каталог отелей

  • Sorrento — (Мизано Адриатико,Италия) Категория отеля: 3 звездочный отель Адрес: Via Marche 7, 47843 Ми …   Каталог отелей

  • Sorrénto — Sorrénto, Stadt in der ital. Provinz Neapel, Kreis Castellammare, in reizender Lage an der Nordküste der Halbinsel von S., auf einem von tiefen Schluchten umzogenen Tuffplateau, das mit 40–50 m hohen, steilen Wänden zum Meer abfällt. von Orangen… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Sorrento, FL — U.S. Census Designated Place in Florida Population (2000): 765 Housing Units (2000): 286 Land area (2000): 1.294079 sq. miles (3.351649 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.015863 sq. miles (0.041084 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.309942 sq. miles… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Sorrento, LA — U.S. town in Louisiana Population (2000): 1227 Housing Units (2000): 494 Land area (2000): 3.125795 sq. miles (8.095772 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 3.125795 sq. miles (8.095772 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Sorrento — Sorrento, Stadt in der italienischen Provinz Neapel, in reizender Lage an der kleinen Ebene Pianodi S., an einer Bucht des Golfs von Neapel; Sitz eines Erzbischofs, Kathedrale, Schifffahrtsschule, Fabriken, bes. in Seide, Wein u. Südfrüchte; 6000 …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Sorrento — Sorrento, Stadt in der ital. Prov. Neapel, an der Südseite des Golfs von Neapel, auf der Halbinsel von S., (1901) 8933 E., Schiffahrtsschule; Geburtsort Tassos. [Karte: Italien I, 6.] …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Sorrento — Sorrento, Stadt am Golf von Neapel, in herrlicher Lage, Sitz eines Erzbischofs, mit 5000 E., Seideindustrie. Geburtsort des Torquato Tasso …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”