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CASTELLAMMARE DI STABIA (anc. See also:Stabiae)
, a seaport and episcopal see of See also:Campania, See also:Italy, in the See also:province of See also:Naples, 17 M
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S.E. by See also:rail from the See also:town of Naples
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Pop
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(1901) town, 26,378; See also:commune, 32,589
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It lies in the See also:south-See also:east See also:angle of the See also:Bay of Naples, at the beginning of the See also:peninsula of See also:Sorrento, and owing to the See also:sea and See also:mineral See also:water See also:baths (12 different springs) and its attractive situation, with a splendid view of See also:Vesuvius and See also:fine See also:woods on the hills behind, it is a favourite resort of foreigners in See also:spring and autumn and of Neapolitans in summer
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The See also:castle from which it takes its name, on the See also:
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