Furore

Furore
Furore
Comune
	Comune di Furore
	The fiordo of Furore.
	Coat of arms
	Location of Furore
	Furore Location of Furore in Italy Furore Furore (Campania)
	Coordinates: 40°37′17″N14°32′58″E / 40.62139°N 14.54944°E
Country	Italy
Region	Campania
Province	Salerno (SA)
Government
• Mayor	Giovanni Milo
Area
• Total	1.88 km2 (0.73 sq mi)
Elevation	250 m (820 ft)
Population (31 December 2017)
• Total	756
• Density	400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Demonym	Furoresi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	84010
Dialing code	089
Patron saint	St. Paschal Baylon
Saint day	13 August
Website	Official website

Last updated October 02, 2024

Furore is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. Furore is located on the Amalfi Coast.

Geography

The municipality of Furore expands from sea level, where there is the hamlet of Fiordo di Furore, and a little civil parish partly belonging to Praiano named Marina di Praia, up to Agerola (550 meters above sea level). The village is subdivided into 3 districts (contrade): Cicala (Sant'Elia), Ciuccio (Santo Jaco) and Gatta (Sant'Agnelo).^{[ citation needed ]}

Main sights

the so-called fiordo di Furore, in fact a ria created by the Schiato torrent which flows here from Agerola.
Church of Sant'Elia
Saint Giacomo Church, with a collection of religious iconography of female Saints.^[3]
Saint Michele Church, with Gothic elements, such as the sharp arch, coexisting with Romanesque figurative decorations.^[3]
The open-air museum of Murals, along the road, painted on the walls of the houses of Furore.

Gallery

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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.
↑ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
1 2 "Furore Churches: St Elia, St Giacomo, St Michele". amalfi-coast.com. Archived from the original on 8 January 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2012.

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[wikidata-16139ca327c50d72c40d8c5fd3abe706b989650e-v18-1] "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

[wikidata-6c4193b2686f905553042f4ae1ae4934aea078c8-v18-2] "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

[Furore_Churches-3] 1 2 "Furore Churches: St Elia, St Giacomo, St Michele". amalfi-coast.com. Archived from the original on 8 January 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2012.

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