Aquara

Aquara
Aquara
Comune
	Comune di Aquara
	View of Aquara from the valley
	Aquara within the Province of Salerno
	Location of Aquara
	File:Map Aquara Location of Aquara in Italy Aquara Aquara (Campania)
	Coordinates: 40°26′36.85″N15°15′16.16″E / 40.4435694°N 15.2544889°E Coordinates: 40°26′36.85″N15°15′16.16″E / 40.4435694°N 15.2544889°E
Country	Italy
Region	Campania
Province	Salerno (SA)
Frazioni	Mainardi
Government
• Mayor	Antonio Marino
Area
• Total	32.73 km2 (12.64 sq mi)
Elevation	500 m (1,600 ft)
Population (31 December 2017)
• Total	1,476
• Density	45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Aquaresi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	84020
Dialing code	0828
Patron saint	Saint Lucidus
Saint day	28 July
Website	Official website

Last updated January 14, 2022

Aquara is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.

Geography

The town, located on a hill in the middle of Cilento and part of its national park, lies below the Alburni mountains. It is 9 km far from Ottati and Castel San Lorenzo, 13 from Roccadaspide, 14 from Castelcivita and 17 from its caves, and 78 from Salerno.

The municipality borders with Bellosguardo, Castel San Lorenzo, Castelcivita, Felitto, Ottati and Roccadaspide. It counts the hamlet ( frazione ) of Mainardi^[4] and the localities of Casalicchio, Madonna del Piano and Ponte Calore. The last one is administratively shared with Castel San Lorenzo and located by the river Calore Lucano, that constitutes the western boundary of Aquara's municipal territory.

History

Aquara has Roman origins, such as testified by some ruins of a Roman villa in Madonna del Piano.^[5] It was first mentioned in the 11th century, and counts among his vassals, Guglielmo Sanseverino and Ettore Fieramosca.^[6]

People

Saint Lucidus of Aquara (10th Century-1038), Benedectine monk and patron saint^[3]
Ettore Fieramosca (1476–1515), condottiero and vassal of Aquara

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References

↑ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
↑ (in Italian) All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat); population as of 2011 census
1 2 St. Lucidus of Aquara at saints.sqpn.com
↑ (in Italian) Mainardi on italia.indettaglio.it
↑ (in Italian) Historical sights of Aquara (municipal website) Archived March 10, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
↑ (in Italian)La Campania paese per paese - Bonechi, Florence, 1997. ISBN 88-476-0000-6

External links

Official website (in Italian)
Aquara on tuttaitalia.it (in Italian)

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[wikidata-16139ca327c50d72c40d8c5fd3abe706b989650e-v3-1] "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

[istat-2] (in Italian) All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat); population as of 2011 census

[sts-3] 1 2 St. Lucidus of Aquara at saints.sqpn.com

[4] (in Italian) Mainardi on italia.indettaglio.it

[5] (in Italian) Historical sights of Aquara (municipal website) Archived March 10, 2014, at the Wayback Machine

[6] (in Italian)La Campania paese per paese - Bonechi, Florence, 1997. ISBN 88-476-0000-6

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