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Castel Sant’Elmo

Castel Sant'Elmo is a medieval fortress located on adjacent to the , overlooking , Italy. The name "Sant'Elmo" derives from a former 10th-century church dedicated to Sant'Erasmo, shortened to "Ermo" and, finally altered to "Elmo".
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: fortification in Naples, Italy
  • Also known as: “Belforte (Castel Sant’Elmo)” and “Castello Sant’Elmo”
  • Address: Via Tito Angelini 22, Napoli

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Certosa di San Martino and Teatro di San Carlo.

Museum
Photo: Pinotto992, Public domain.
The is a former monastery complex, now a , in , southern Italy. Along with Castel Sant'Elmo that stands beside it, this is the most visible landmark of the city, perched atop the hill that commands the gulf. is situated 220 metres east of Castel Sant’Elmo.

Theater building
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The Real , as originally named by the Bourbon monarchy but today known simply as the Teatro San Carlo, is a historic opera house in , Italy, connected to the and adjacent to the . is situated 1¼ km southeast of Castel Sant’Elmo.

Historic building
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is a large former monastery and church in central , Italy; it then served as a military hospital, and now hosts art exhibitions. It is located in the Spanish Quarter of the city. is situated 470 metres northeast of Castel Sant’Elmo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Montecalvario and Quartieri Spagnoli.

Suburb
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is a neighbourhood of , southern Italy. The area centers roughly on the square called Piazza Carità and the metal monument to Salvo D'Acquisto at the northern end of the of the city; the area stretches along the main…

Neighborhood
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is an area of the city of , . The area, encompassing c. 800,000 square metres, consists of a grid of around eighteen streets by twelve, including a population of some 14,000 inhabitants.

Suburb
is a quartiere or neighbourhood of , southern Italy, which includes many of the points of interest on the western side of the historic centre of the city, including the square and church of , the buildings along via Benedetto Croce and the square, Piazza .

Castel Sant’Elmo

Latitude
40.84372° or 40° 50′ 37″ north
Longitude
14.23929° or 14° 14′ 21″ east
Elevation
240 metres (787 feet)
Open location code
8FGPR6VQ+FP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 29403971
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Geo­Names ID
3167334
Wiki­data ID
Q1048627
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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Ukrainian—“Castel Sant’Elmo” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Sant-Elmo”
  • Basque: “San Telmo gaztelua (Napoli)”
  • Basque: “San Telmo gaztelua”
  • Belarusian: “Сант-Эльма”
  • Bulgarian: “Кастел Сант Елмо”
  • Catalan: “Castel Sant’Elmo”
  • Chinese: “圣埃莫堡”
  • Chinese: “聖埃莫堡”
  • Croatian: “Castel Sant’Elmo”
  • Czech: “Castel Sant’Elmo”
  • Czech: “Hrad svatého Eliáše”
  • Czech: “Pevnost Sant’Elmo”
  • Czech: “Pevnost svatého Eliáše”
  • Dutch: “Castel Sant’Elmo”
  • Dutch: “Kasteel Sant’Elmo”
  • French: “château Sant’Elmo”
  • French: “Château Sant’Elmo”
  • German: “Castel Sant’Elmo (Neapel)”
  • German: “Castel Sant’Elmo”
  • Greek: “Καστέλ Σαντ’Έλμο”
  • Hungarian: “Sant’Elmo erőd”
  • Italian: “Belforte (Castel Sant’Elmo)”
  • Italian: “Castel Sant’Elmo”
  • Japanese: “サンテルモ城”
  • Korean: “산텔모 성(카스텔 산텔모)”
  • Persian: “قلعه سنت‌المو”
  • Romanian: “Castel Sant’Elmo”
  • Russian: “Сант-Эльмо”
  • Slovenian: “Castel Sant’Elmo”
  • Spanish: “Castel Sant’Elmo”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de San Elmo”
  • Tagalog: “Castel Sant’Elmo”
  • Ukrainian: “Фортеця Св.Ельмо”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Castel Sant’Elmo”. Photo: Lalupa, CC BY 3.0.