Gioi

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Gioi
Comune
Comune di Gioi
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Gioi within the Province of Salerno
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Location of Gioi in Italy
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Gioi
Gioi (Campania)
Coordinates: 40°17′21.84″N15°13′3.07″E / 40.2894000°N 15.2175194°E / 40.2894000; 15.2175194
Country Italy
Region Campania
Province Salerno (SA)
Frazioni Cardile
Area
[1]
 • Total
28 km2 (11 sq mi)
Elevation
684 m (2,244 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2011) [2]
 • Total
1,339
 • Density48/km2 (120/sq mi)
Demonym Gioiesi
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
84056
Dialing code 0974
ISTAT code 065057
Patron saint St. Nicholas, Our Lady of the Rosary
Saint day19 August
Website Official website

Gioi is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. As of 2011, its population was 1,339. [2]

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Gioi is a member of Cittaslow. [3]

History

The comune of Gioi has a history that dates back well over 1000 years. The first permanent inhabitants may have been monks who settled there around the 11th century. The village was fortified in the 15th century, and parts of the fortifications still exist. The population peaked at about 18,000 in the mid 16th century[ citation needed ] before being decimated by a plague in 1556. A second plague occurred in 1645, after which the prosperity of the village went into long-term decline. [4]

Geography

Located in the middle of Cilento, Gioi borders with the municipalities of Campora, Moio della Civitella, Orria, Salento, Stio and Vallo della Lucania. It counts a single hamlet ( frazione ), that is the village of Cardile, 6 km far from it.

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Churches
Palaces

Demographics

Gioi

Notable people

Genealogy project

The Genetic Park of Cilento and Vallo di Diano Project was established in 2000, and focuses on the populations of Campora, Gioi, and Cardile. Using village and church records, a pedigree of over 5000 individuals was created that spans 350 years. [6]

See also

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 Source: Istat 2011
  3. ↑ "Cittaslow List" (PDF). Retrieved 30 January 2026.
  4. ↑ Giuseppe Salati, L'Antica Gioi, 1911
  5. ↑ Giuseppe Salati, L'Antica Gioi - Historical information, 1911, published by "La Meridionale", Bari, Italy
  6. ↑ "Genetic Park of Cilento and Vallo di Diano Project". Archived from the original on 2013-07-22. Retrieved 2013-04-30.
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