Sorrento (English spelling)

Japanese: ソレント（英語表記）Sorrento

A city in the province of Naples in Campania, southern Italy. Facing an inlet at the mouth of the Bay of Naples, it is connected by boat to Naples and the island of Capri, off the southern coast of the Bay of Naples. It has been called Slentum since Roman times and known as a resort. It is the birthplace of the poet T. Tasso. It produces oranges, lemons, wine, and other products, but is blessed with a pleasant Mediterranean climate and is famous as a tourist and resort in both summer and winter. Many poets and painters have visited or stayed here since ancient times. It has the Marble Cathedral (1479), the church of the monastery of St. Francis of Assisi, founded in the 14th century, and the famous Terranova Museum, which houses a collection of medieval sculptures and paintings. Population 17,015 (estimated 1991).

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Japanese:

イタリア南部，カンパーニア州ナポリ県にある都市。ナポリ湾口の入江に面し，ナポリやナポリ湾南方沖のカプリ島と船で結ばれる。ローマ時代からスレンツムと呼ばれ保養地として知られた。詩人 T.タッソの生地。オレンジ，レモン，ワインなどを産するが，地中海性の快適な気候に恵まれ，夏，冬とも観光・保養地として有名。古くから多くの詩人や画家が訪れ，あるいは滞在した。大理石の大聖堂 (1479) ，14世紀に設立されたアッシジの聖フランチェスコ修道院の聖堂，中世の彫刻，絵画を収集した有名なテラノーバ博物館などがある。人口1万 7015 (1991推計) 。

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