Country Italy Comune Montecorice Demonym(s) Contisani Population 235 (2009) Postal code 84060 Patron saint Paschal Baylon | Region Campania Elevation 25 m (82 ft) Time zone CET (UTC+1) Province Province of Salerno Dialling code 974 | |
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Case del Conte, sometimes also spelled Casa del Conte, is a southern Italian village and hamlet (frazione) of Montecorice, a municipality in the province of Salerno, Campania. As of 2009 its population was of 235.
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Map of 84040 Case del Conte, Province of Salerno, Italy
History
The toponym means "Count's houses" in Italian, and refers to village's origins, linked to the Counts Matarazzo, owners of the original lodge and the surrounding rural area.
Geography
Case del Conte is located in northern Cilento, at the municipal borders of Castellabate, separed from its hamlet Ogliastro Marina (2 km far) by the Rio dell'Arena river. It extends along the national highway SS 267, from the zone Pietà to Arena, in which is located the beach.
The village is part of the Cilentan Coast, by the Tyrrhenian Sea, and is 4 km far from San Marco and Montecorice, 7 from Santa Maria and Agnone, 8 from Castellabate, 11 from Acciaroli and 18 from Agropoli. It counts two hill localities, named Mainolfi (or Mainolfo) and Giungatelle, on the provincial road linking it to Perdifumo (9 km far).