San Mauro Cilento

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San Mauro Cilento
Comune
Comune di San Mauro Cilento
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St. Maurus church in Casalsottano
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San Mauro Cilento within the Province of Salerno
Location of San Mauro Cilento
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Location of San Mauro Cilento in Italy
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San Mauro Cilento
San Mauro Cilento (Campania)
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
 • MayorCommissar
Area
[1]
 • Total15.28 km2 (5.90 sq mi)
Elevation
560 m (1,840 ft)
Population
 (31 August 2015) [2]
 • Total893
 • Density58/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 dayJuly 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.

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History

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

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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. 1 2 "Mappa di San Mauro Cilento: Vie, Strade e Piazze". www.tuttocitta.it.
  4. ↑ See wiktionary:en:casale
  5. 1 2 "Cilentocultura.it - This domain was registered with Match.it". cilentocultura.it.
  6. ↑ 40347 (x a j 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
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