Castellammare di Stabia

British

/ kastɛllamˈmaːre di ˈstabja /

noun

a port and resort in SW Italy, in Campania on the Bay of Naples: site of the Roman resort of Stabiae, which was destroyed by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 _ad Pop: 66 929 (2001)

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The mayor of Castellammare di Stabia - where the cable car is located - said it was believed a traction cable had snapped.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2025

In 1980, the national broadcaster, RAI, aired a report that suggested that the statue had been unearthed in 1975 or 1976 while construction work was going on in an area of modern-day Castellammare di Stabia.

From New York Times • May 20, 2022

Assunta Maresca was born in Castellammare di Stabia on Jan. 19, 1935.

From Washington Post • Jan. 5, 2022

La Presse news agency said Maresca died Thursday at her home in the Naples suburb of Castellammare di Stabia, the town where she was born.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 30, 2021

In consequence of the volcanic character of the district there are several important mineral springs which are used medicinally, especially at Pozzuoli, Castellammare di Stabia, and on the island of Ischia.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" by Various

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