Montecorvino Pugliano

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Montecorvino Pugliano
Comune di Montecorvino Pugliano
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View of Pugliano.
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Montecorvino Pugliano within the
Province of Salerno and Campania
Location of Montecorvino Pugliano
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Montecorvino Pugliano
Location of Montecorvino Pugliano in Italy
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Montecorvino Pugliano
Montecorvino Pugliano (Campania)
Coordinates: 40°41′N14°57′E / 40.683°N 14.950°E / 40.683; 14.950
Country Italy
Region Campania
Province Salerno (SA)
Frazioni Bivio Pratole, Pagliarone, Pugliano, Santa Tecla, San Vito, Torello
Government
  MayorAlessandro Chiola (vice-mayor)
Area
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  Total28.88 km2 (11.15 sq mi)
Elevation
42 m (138 ft)
Population
 (30 November 2017 [2] ) [3]
  Total10,850
  Density380/km2 (970/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Puglianesi, Santateclesi
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
84090
Dialing code 089
Patron saint St. Bernardino of Siena
Saint day20 May
Website Official website

Montecorvino Pugliano is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-west Italy. The communal seat is in Pugliano; no settlement in the municipality is called "Montecorvino", a toponym related to the nearby commune of Montecorvino Rovella.

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Geography

Montecorvino borders with the municipalities of Bellizzi, Giffoni Valle Piana, Montecorvino Rovella and Pontecagnano Faiano.

It includes the frazioni of Pugliano (seat), Bivio Pratole, Pagliarone, Santa Tecla, San Vito and Torello.

Main sights

In south of Santa Tecla, near the road linking the village to Faiano, there are some ancient Roman thermae ( 40°39′51″N14°55′10″E / 40.66412°N 14.91956°E / 40.66412; 14.91956 ) with a spring of sulphurous water. [4]

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References

  1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. Data from Istat
  3. "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  4. (in Italian) Article about the decay of the ancient Thermae