Castellammare di Stabia
[key], city, in Campania, S Italy, on the Bay of Naples. A summer resort
and spa, it has thermal mineral springs that have been used since Roman
times. It is also a commercial and industrial center, with shipyards founded
in 1783. Manufactures include food products, paper, and cement. The city was
built on the site of Stabiae, a favorite Roman resort, which was buried in
the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in a.d. 79. The royal villa, Quisisana
(built 1310, rebuilt 1820), is now a hotel.
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