San Vito
Let's explore the places of San Vito in the world
Hello friends! Today, I want to talk to you about a name that appears in many parts of the world: San Vito. As many know, San Vito is a highly venerated Christian saint, but this name is also used in many geographical descriptions. Let's discover together all the places of San Vito in the world!
San Vito in Costa Rica
Let's start with Central America. San Vito is a town located in the province of Puntarenas, in Costa Rica. It is a small town with about 9,000 inhabitants. The main characteristic of San Vito is being surrounded by the La Amistad International Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1983, where you can go trekking and enjoy unspoiled nature.
San Vito in Italy
But now let's discover all the cities of San Vito in our country! Let's start with the towns: San Vito is present in several provinces in Italy. We can find San Vito al Tagliamento in the province of Pordenone, San Vito al Torre in the province of Udine, San Vito di Fagagna, in the same province, San Vito Chietino in the province of Chieti, San Vito dei Normanni in the province of Brindisi, San Vito di Cadore in the province of Belluno, San Vito di Leguzzano in the province of Vicenza, San Vito Lo Capo in the free municipal consortium of Trapani, San Vito Romano in the metropolitan city of Rome Capital and San Vito sullo Ionio in the province of Catanzaro.
But it doesn't end here: there are also several hamlets, neighborhoods, and places that bear the name of San Vito. These are some of the ones I found: San Vito a Altivole in the province of Treviso, San Vito ad Arsiè in the province of Belluno, San Vito di Bonefro in the province of Campobasso, San Vito di Braies in the province of Bolzano, San Vito a Brendola in the province of Vicenza, San Vito a Casalbuttano ed Uniti in the province of Cremona, San Vito a Casaloldo in the province of Mantua, San Vito a Casperia in the province of Rieti, San Vito a Emilia-Romagna in the province of Rimini and Santarcangelo di Romagna, also in the province of Forlì, San Vito a Faeto, where there is an Apennine pass visited by the famous Via Traiana, San Vito a Gaggiano in the metropolitan city of Milan, San Vito di Leonessa in the province of Rieti, San Vito a Lucca, a suburb of the Tuscan city, San Vito a Narni in the province of Terni, San Vito a Negrar di Valpolicella in the province of Verona, San Vito a Pergine Valsugana in Trentino, which with Santa Caterina (Pergine Valsugana) formed the municipality of Castagné, San Vito a Polignano a Mare in the metropolitan city of Bari, San Vito a San Felice Circeo in the province of Latina, San Vito a Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi in the province of Avellino, San Vito a Spilamberto in the province of Modena, San Vito a Taranto, San Vito a Teramo, San Vito a Trieste, and San Vito a Vigonza in the province of Padua. There is also San Vito al Mantico, a single hamlet of Bussolengo in the province of Verona, San Vito del Vesuvio which is the only hamlet of Ercolano (municipality) in the metropolitan city of Naples and finally, San Vito di Cognola, a hamlet of Trento.
Saints and blessed
As I mentioned earlier, San Vito is also the name of a highly venerated Christian saint. Let's find out more: San Vito is a saint celebrated on June 15. Not much is known about his life, however San Vito was a Christian martyr who was tortured and killed in the classical age during the persecution of Diocletian. In addition to San Vito, the name "San" is also present in other Christian saints. For example, on September 5th, San Guido of Pontida, of the Order of Saint Benedict, is celebrated, and on November 9th, San Vitone di Verdun, bishop.
Other
But it doesn't end here: San Vito is also used in other contexts. For example, there is a US military airbase called San Vito, located in Puglia, near San Vito dei Normanni. Additionally, there is a football stadium called Stadio San Vito in Cosenza, Calabria.
Conclusions
Wow friends, how many places bearing the name of San Vito have we discovered! I may have forgotten some, but I hope I have been able to make you discover all the places in the world that bear this name. Isn't it interesting how the same name can be present in so many different places? Personally, I think this is one of the ways geography can be fascinating! Thank you for following me to the end, I wish you a wonderful journey of discovery of the many cities of San Vito around the world.
