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 ultimately altered to "Elmo".
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  • Castle
  • …lies at an elevation of 240 metres (787 feet)
  • Opening hours: 8:30 AM–6:30 PM
  • Description: fortification in Naples, Italy
  • Address: Via Tito Angelini 22, Napoli
  • Email: pm-cam.santelmo@beniculturali.it
  • Also known as
    “Belforte (Castel Sant’Elmo)”
    “Castello Sant’Elmo”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Museo Napoli Novecento and National Museum of San Martino.
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is a museum.
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The Certosa di San Martino is a former monastery complex, now a museum, in , southern Italy. is situated 150 metres east of Castel Sant’Elmo.
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The Real , as originally named… is situated 1¼ km southeast of Castel Sant’Elmo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Montecalvario and Quartieri Spagnoli.
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is a quarter of , southern Italy.
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is an area of the city of , .
is a quarter of , southern Italy…

Castel Sant’Elmo

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Latitude
40.84372° or 40° 50′ 37″ north
Longitude
14.23929° or 14° 14′ 21″ east
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”
  • Turkish: “Sant’Elmo Kalesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Фортеця Св.Ельмо”

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