San Mauro Cilento

San Mauro Cilento
Comune
Comune di San Mauro Cilento
St. Maurus church in Casalsottano
San Mauro Cilento within the Province of Salerno
Location of San Mauro Cilento
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Coordinates: 40°13′35.98″N15°02′44.02″E / 40.2266611°N 15.0455611°E / 40.2266611; 15.0455611
Country	Italy
Region	Campania
Province	Salerno (SA)
Frazioni	Casalsottano, Mezzatorre
Government
• Mayor	Commissar
Area [1]
• 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

The town was first mentioned in 1130. Its secondary toponym, Casalsoprano (or Casal Soprano, i. e. Upper Farmhouse), ^[4] is closely related to that 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

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

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

• Cilentan Coast
• Cilentan dialect

References

1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
2. (in Italian) Source: Istat 2011
3. "Mappa di San Mauro Cilento: Vie, Strade e Piazze". www.tuttocitta.it.
4. See wiktionary:en:casale
5. "Museo". cilentocultura.it. Archived from the original on 30 August 2018.
6. 40347 (x   j   a   h) San Mauro Cilento on OpenStreetMap
7. (in Italian) Eleousa Museum (Cilento National Park website)
8. "San Mauro Cilento, museo 'Eleousa' a rischio chiusura". Info Cilento. February 28, 2015.
9. (in Italian) Settembre ai Fichi on the municipal website

External links

• Official website Archived 2013-01-04 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
• San Mauro Cilento on comuni-italiani.it (in Italian)