Stio

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Stio within the Province of Salerno
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Stio
Stio (Campania)
Coordinates: 40°18′35.32″N15°15′7.21″E / 40.3098111°N 15.2520028°E / 40.3098111; 15.2520028
Country Italy
Region Campania
Province Salerno (SA)
Frazioni Gorga
Government
  MayorGiancarlo Trotta
Area
[1]
  Total24 km2 (9 sq mi)
Elevation
675 m (2,215 ft)
Population
 (2016) [2]
  Total872
  Density36/km2 (94/sq mi)
Demonym Stiesi
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
84075
Dialing code 0974
ISTAT code 065145
Patron saint St. Paschal Baylon
Saint day17 May
Website Official website

Stio is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. As of 2016, its population was 872. [2]

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History

The village was founded in the beginnings of the 11th century. The origin of the name is debated, and it has been supposed it could derive from the Latin word Ostium ("entrance"), or others. [3]

Geography

Located in the middle of Cilento, and part of its national park, Stio is a hilltown near the springs of Alento river and the forest area of Pruno. The municipality borders with Campora, Gioi, Laurino, Magliano Vetere and Orria. [4] It counts a single hamlet ( frazione ), that is the village of Gorga, 3 km far from it and with a population of 160. [5]

The town is composed by the medieval old town and spans, along the national highway SR 488, with two more recent areas: Via Amendola in the west, and Via Mazzini in the east. The upper area, named Piano del Rosario and composed by some scattered houses surrounded by a forest, is located above the village of Gorga.

Demographics

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Personalities

Twin towns

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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. 1 2 (in Italian) Source: Istat 2016
  3. History of Stio
  4. 40428 (x a j h) Stio on OpenStreetMap
  5. (in Italian) Gorga on italia.indettaglio.it
  6. (in Italian) Churches of Stio
  7. (in Italian) Valle dei Mulini on parks.it
  8. See it:Raffaele Lettieri
  9. See it:Antonino Maria Stromillo