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San Mauro Cilento

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Country
  
Italy

Province / Metropolitan city
  
Salerno (SA)

Demonym(s)
  
Sanmauresi

Postal code
  
84070

Province
  
Province of Salerno

Region
  
Campania

Elevation
  
560 m (1,840 ft)

Local time
  
Tuesday 3:04 AM

Patron saint
  
Saint Maurus

San Mauro Cilento

Frazioni
  
Casalsottano, Mezzatorre

Weather
  
7°C, Wind NW at 3 km/h, 93% Humidity

San mauro cilento


San Mauro Cilento is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. In 2011 its population was 985.

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Map of 84070 San Mauro Cilento Province of Salerno, Italy

San mauro cilento


History

The town was first mentioned in 1130. Its secondary toponym, Casalsoprano (or Casal Soprano, i. e. Upper Farmhouse), is closely related to the one of the nearby and lower village of Casalsottano (i.e. Lover Farmhouse).

Geography

San Mauro is a hillside town located in central Cilento, below the Stella mountain (1,131 amsl). It is divided into the quarters of Ratto, Serra, Sorrentini and Vallongella. Its municipal territory, part of the Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park, spans to the coast and borders with Montecorice, Pollica, Serramezzana and Sessa Cilento.

Its hamlets (frazioni) are the villages of:

  • Casalsottano (or Casal Sottano, i. e. Lower Farmhouse – 40°12′59.72″N 15°2′13.74″E), a medieval rural hill village few km from San Mauro Cilento. The village is 465 amsl and has a population of 397.
  • Mezzatorre (i.e. Half Tower – 40°11′45.96″N 15°1′13.94″E), a village on the Cilentan Coast between Agnone Cilento and Acciaroli. The locality, that counts some sea resorts, is 32 amsl and has a population is of 67.

    • Culture

    The town includes two little museums: the Eleousa, that includes an archive and a library, and the Parish Museum of San Mauro.

    One of the most prominent cultural events is Settembre ai Fichi (i.e. "September to the Figs"), a sagra that is held every year from the end of August to the beginnings of September.

    References

    San Mauro Cilento Wikipedia
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