Positano
Positano is a village on the Amalfi Coast in the province of Salerno in Campania, Italy, with 3904 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012). He belonged to the mountain community Comunità Montana penisola Amalfi. The place is dominated by tourism.
Geography
Positano neighboring municipalities are Agerola, PIMONTE, Praiano and Vico Equense. Positano is situated in a bay between Punta Germano and Capo Sottile.
To the territory of the municipality includes the small Li Galli islands and the two mountain villages Montepertuso and Nocelle.
Positano is crossed by steep streets and many stairs. The writer John Steinbeck described Positano as " the single vertical location in the world ."
The city is a member of Cittaslow, a company incorporated in Italy in 1999 motion to decelerate and increase the quality of life in cities by environmental policy, infrastructure policy, urban quality, appreciation of the domestic products, hospitality, awareness and scenic quality.
The town grew from a former small fishing village, whose historical center is located above the main road SS163.
Attractions
- Churches of Santa Maria Assunta, Madonna del Carmine and Madonna delle Grazie
- Boulder Forata Montagna, a arisen with many holes Monolith
- Marina Grande
- Grotta dell'Incanto
Business enterprises in place
In Positano textiles are produced under the name Positano Moda. The rustic fashion style is characterized by intense colors, ingenuity, and the extensive use of lace. There are mainly natural materials such as linen and cotton used.
The beach resort of Positano has promoted a large number of hotels, guest houses, holiday homes and restaurants. In the summer, thereby tenfold about the population.
Those associated with Positano
- The Swiss Gilbert Clavel, who was involved in the early Futurism, built 1919-1927 a ruined watchtower of the 16th century into a total work of art, the Siegfried Kracauer described in his text rock craze in Positano.
- The German poet, short story writer and pacifist Armin T. Wegner spent several years of his exile from 1936.
- The German writer Stefan Andres lived from 1937 to 1948 in Positano. One of his books bears the place name as title ( Positano. stories from a seaside town, Munich 1957). Even novels from his pen have Positano ( literary cipher Città morta ) to the scene. The city named the street on which stood the house of Andres, in his honor via Stefan Andres.
- Among the emigrants who in Positano found refuge during the time of National Socialism for shorter or longer periods, include the painter Kurt Craemer, Bruno Marquart and Martin Wolff and writer Walter Meckauer, Joe Lederer, Elizabeth Castonier and the family of the journalist Wolfgang Weber.
- The German pianist Wilhelm Kempff lived from 1968 until his death in 1991, Positano. By 1957 he had founded here the Beethoven interpretation courses to 1982 took place under his leadership in his Casa Orfeo.
- The dancers Rudolf Nureyev were the three islands of Li Galli.
Twinning
- Thurnau, Germany, April 2000