Villa Littorio

Villa Littorio
Villa Littorio
Frazione
	The rural area surrounding Villa Littorio; (in the middle) as seen from Sacco
	Villa Littorio Location of Villa Littorio in Italy
	Coordinates: 40°22′4.3″N15°20′14.32″E / 40.367861°N 15.3373111°E
Country	Italy
Region	Campania
Province	Salerno (SA)
Comune	Laurino
Elevation	625 m (2,051 ft)
Population (2009)
• Total	612
Demonym	Villesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	84057
Dialing code	(+39) 0974

Last updated June 11, 2024

Villa Littorio is an Italian village and hamlet ( frazione ) of the municipality of Laurino in the Province of Salerno, Campania. As of 2009 its population was of 612.^[1]

History

Originally named Fogna (also spelled Fonga), the village counted an ancient Fee named "Santa Maria di Vito a Fogna", that gives the informal name of Vito to the place.^[2] It was an autonomous municipality until 1875, when it was annexed to the one of Laurino.

Some years after the rise of Fascism in Italy, in early 1930s its name was changed into the current one, referred to the Fasces (Italian : Fascio Littorio), symbol of the PNF. This change was due to the meaning of fogna: derived from a dialectal word (as fonga) referred to a sort of ravine, in Italian means "sewer"^[3] and, colloquially, is a disparaging term. At the end of World War II, despite renaming of all toponyms related to the defunct regime (as the city of Latina, founded as Littoria); Villa Littorio kept the name remaining the only Italian settlement with a fascist toponym.^[4]

Partly damaged after the 1980 Irpinia earthquake, the village maintains its historic center, consisting primarily of stone-made houses.^[5]

Geography

Located in the middle of Cilento and transcluded into its national park, Villa Littorio is a hill village above the Sammaro river valley, on a little ravine upon the river Pietra. It is 5,5 km far from Laurino, Piaggine and Valle dell'Angelo, 9 from Bellosguardo, 10 from Sacco, 17 from Roscigno and 85 from Salerno. Situated in the northernmost area of its municipality, it is 26 km far from Pruno, the other and the southernmost hamlet of Laurino.

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References

1 2 (in Italian) Infos at italia.indettaglio.it
↑ (in Italian) History of the fee of "Santa Maria di Vito a Fogna"
↑ The dictionary definition of fogna at Wiktionary
↑ Source: Touring Club Italiano (TCI), "Atlante stradale d'Italia". 1999-2000 TCI Atlas, index of toponyms. ISBN 88-365-1115-5 (Northern Italy volume) – ISBN 88-365-1116-3 (Central Italy volume) – ISBN 88-365-1117-1 (Southern Italy volume)
↑ (in Italian) Some infos about the frazioni of Laurino (municipal website) ^{[ permanent dead link ]}

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[a-1] 1 2 (in Italian) Infos at italia.indettaglio.it

[2] (in Italian) History of the fee of "Santa Maria di Vito a Fogna"

[3] The dictionary definition of fogna at Wiktionary

[4] Source: Touring Club Italiano (TCI), "Atlante stradale d'Italia". 1999-2000 TCI Atlas, index of toponyms. ISBN 88-365-1115-5 (Northern Italy volume) – ISBN 88-365-1116-3 (Central Italy volume) – ISBN 88-365-1117-1 (Southern Italy volume)

[5] (in Italian) Some infos about the frazioni of Laurino (municipal website) ^{[ permanent dead link ]}

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