Castel Ruggero

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Castel Ruggero
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Castel Ruggero
Location of Castel Ruggero in Italy
Coordinates: 40°08′17″N15°27′50″E / 40.13806°N 15.46389°E / 40.13806; 15.46389
CountryFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Region Flag of Campania.svg  Campania
Province Salerno (SA)
Comune Torre Orsaia
Elevation
426 m (1,398 ft)
Population
 (2011) [1]
 • Total400
Demonym Castelruggeresi
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
84077 [2]
Dialing code (+39) 0974
Patron saint St Mary of the Snows
Saint day5 August
Website Official website

Castel Ruggero, also spelled as Castelruggero, is a southern Italian village and hamlet ( frazione ) of Torre Orsaia, a municipality in the province of Salerno, Campania. As of 2011, it had a population of 400. [1]

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History

The village was founded in 1150, as a military camp, that hosted the troops of Roger II of Sicily, and was named Castra Rogerii. Later, it was named Torre Superiore (i.e. "Upper Tower"), to distinguish it from Torre Inferiore ("Lower Tower", the current Torre Orsaia). In 1811 the village resumed the original name and became, until 1927, an autonomous municipality, when it merged in Torre Orsaia. [3]

Geography

Castel Ruggero is a hill village located in southern Cilento, part of its national park, that lies above Torre Orsaia (1.7 km south). It is 7 km from Roccagloriosa, 11 from Alfano, 13 from Policastro (by the Tyrrhenian Coast), and 14 from Sicilì and Morigerati. [4]

Main sights

Main sights of the village include the old town and its palaces (De Siervi, Imbriaco, Mariosa, Pecorelli) and the Sanctuary of St. Anthony. [5]

Transport

Castel Ruggero is crossed in the middle by the national highway SS 18, and the exit "Torre Orsaia", part of the SS 517/var highway Padula-Policastro, that is 8 km south. Torre Orsaia station, located in the village of Calleo and part of the Naples-Salerno-Reggio Calabria railway, is 7 km south.

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References

  1. 1 2 (in Italian) Info on italia.indettaglio.it
  2. ↑ (in Italian) Castel Ruggero on tuttocitta.it
  3. ↑ (in Italian) History of Castel Ruggero
  4. ↑ 1237466499 Castel Ruggero on OpenStreetMap
  5. ↑ (in Italian) Info on Torre Orsaia municipal website: section "Vivere la città", then "Musei e monumenti", then see the list
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