Elevation 365 m (1,198 ft) Area 13 km² Postal code 84061 Dialling code 0974 | Frazioni Eredita, Finocchito Demonym(s) Ogliastresi Local time Thursday 3:28 AM | |
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Weather 11°C, Wind S at 3 km/h, 87% Humidity | ||
Ogliastro Cilento is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. As of 2011 its population was of 2,241.
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Map of 84061 Ogliastro Cilento Province of Salerno, Italy
History
First mentioned in 1059 as Oleastrum (Latin word referred to the Olive tree), the town was part of Agropoli, a fief of the bishop of Paestum, until 1556.
Overview
Located in northern Cilento, few km from the Cilentan Coast and the Ancient Greek town of Paestum (11 km), Ogliastro Cilento is a hill town bordering with the municipalities of Agropoli, Cicerale, and Prignano Cilento. Crossed by the national road SS18 Naples-Reggio Calabria, it is 8 km far from Agropoli, 30 from Vallo della Lucania, 32 from Battipaglia, and 56 from Salerno.
Frazioni
The hamlets (frazioni) of Ogliastro the villages of Eredita and Finocchito. The municipality counts also the localities (composed of few scattered farmhouses) of Ginestre, Purgatorio, Santa Caterina, and Santa Maria della Grazia.