San Mauro Cilento | |
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Comune di San Mauro Cilento | |
Coordinates: 40°13′35.98″N 15°02′44.02″E / 40.2266611°N 15.0455611°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Campania |
Province | Salerno (SA) |
Frazioni | Casalsottano, Mezzatorre |
Government | |
• Mayor | Commissar |
Area | |
• Total | 15.28 km2 (5.90 sq mi) |
Elevation | 560 m (1,840 ft) |
Population (31 August 2015)[2] | |
• Total | 893 |
• Density | 58/km2 (150/sq mi) |
Demonym | Sanmauresi |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 84070[3] |
Dialing code | 0974[3] |
Patron saint | Saint Maurus |
Saint day | July 11 |
Website | Official website |
San Mauro Cilento is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.
History
[edit]The town was first mentioned in 1130. Its secondary toponym, Casalsoprano (or Casal Soprano, i. e. Upper Farmhouse),[4] is closely related to the one of the nearby and lower village of Casalsottano (i.e. Lower Farmhouse).[5] In 1453, after the fall of Constantinople, the wealthy family of the Mazza fled the city and contributed to the construction and continued development of San Mauro Cilento.
Geography
[edit]San Mauro is a hillside town located in central Cilento, below the Stella mountain (1,131 amsl). It is divided into the quarters of Ratto, Serra, Sorrentini and Vallongella.[5] Its municipal territory, part of the Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park, spans to the coast and borders with Montecorice, Pollica, Serramezzana and Sessa Cilento.[6]
Its hamlets (frazioni) are the villages of Casalsottano and Mezzatorre.
Culture
[edit]The town includes two little museums: the Eleousa, that includes an archive and a library,[7][8] and the Parish Museum of San Mauro.
One of the most prominent cultural events is Settembre ai Fichi (i.e. "September to the Figs"), a sagra that is held every year from the end of August to the beginnings of September.[9]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ (in Italian) Source: Istat 2011
- ^ a b (in Italian) San Mauro Cilento on tuttocitta.it
- ^ See wiktionary:en:casale
- ^ a b (in Italian) Info about San Mauro Cilento and Casalsottano
- ^ 40347 San Mauro Cilento on OpenStreetMap
- ^ (in Italian) Eleousa Museum (Cilento National Park website)
- ^ (in Italian) Article about Eleousa Museum on infocilento.it
- ^ (in Italian) Settembre ai Fichi on the municipal website
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Italian)
- San Mauro Cilento on comuni-italiani.it (in Italian)
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