Torre Orsaia

Torre Orsaia
Comune
Comune di Torre Orsaia
Fountain in Lorenzo Padulo Square
Coat of arms
Torre Orsaia within the Province of Salerno
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Coordinates: 40°08′N15°28′E / 40.133°N 15.467°E / 40.133; 15.467
Country	Italy
Region	Campania
Province	Salerno (SA)
Frazioni	Borgo Cerreto, Calleo, Castel Ruggero
Government
• Mayor	Pietro Vicino
Area [1]
• Total	21.03 km2 (8.12 sq mi)
Elevation	295 m (968 ft)
Population  (31 December 2010) [2]
• Total	2,259
• Density	107.4/km2 (278.2/sq mi)
Demonym	Torresi / Ursentini
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	84077
Dialing code	0974
Patron saint	St. Lawrence
Saint day	10 August
Website	Official website

Torre Orsaia (Cilentan: La Turri) is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.

History

The settlement, originally named Turris Ursajae, was founded in the 11th century, in the current location of the nearby village of Castel Ruggero.

Geography

The municipality, located in southern Cilento and included in the Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park, borders with Caselle in Pittari, Morigerati, Roccagloriosa, Rofrano, San Giovanni a Piro and Santa Marina. ^[3] It counts the hamlets ( frazioni ) of Borgo Cerreto (shared with Rofrano), Calleo and Castel Ruggero (autonomous municipality until 1929).

Main sights

The medieval town is situated on a green hill in the middle of centuries old Pisciotta olive trees. The stone fountains "dell’Olmo" and "della Scalitta" which are situated just outside the town are witnesses of the local craft industry. ^[4]

Transport

The town is crossed in the middle by the national highway SS 18 and is served by an exit, "Torre Orsaia", on the SS 517/var highway Padula-Policastro, that is 7.6 km far. Torre Orsaia station, located in the village of Calleo and part of the Naples-Salerno-Reggio Calabria railway, is 6.4 km from the town.

Personalities

• Carmine Tripodi ^[5] (1960-1985), carabinier, victim of the 'Ndrangeta

See also

• 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. 40270 (x   j   a   h) Torre Orsaia on OpenStreetMap
4. "Information" Archived 2008-12-03 at the Wayback Machine
5. see it:Carmine Tripodi

External links

• Official website (in Italian)
• Office of Tourism of Torre Orsaia (in Italian)
• Torre Orsaia on tuttaitalia.it (in Italian)