Bellosguardo

Bellosguardo
Bellosguardo
Comune
	Comune di Bellosguardo
	Panoramic view from "Piazza XX Settembre"
	Bellosguardo within the Province of Salerno
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	Coordinates: 40°25′21.85″N 15°18′46.95″E / 40.4227361°N 15.3130417°ECoordinates: 40°25′21.85″N 15°18′46.95″E / 40.4227361°N 15.3130417°E
Country	Italy
Region	Campania
Province	Salerno (SA)
Government
• Mayor	Giuseppe Parente
Area
• Total	16.75 km2 (6.47 sq mi)
Elevation	559 m (1,834 ft)
Population (28 February 2017)
• Total	778
• Density	46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Bellosguardesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	84020
Dialing code	0828
Patron saint	Saint Michael
Saint day	29 September
Website	Official website

Bellosguardo is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.

The word "Bellosguardo" is made up of 2 parts: the first is "Bello" that means "beautiful, pretty"; the second "Sguardo" whose meaning is "view, landscape". In the past, the town was also called "Belrisguardo".

Geography[]

Bellosguardo is located in Cilento and is part of its national park. It borders with the municipalities of Aquara, Felitto, Laurino, Ottati, Roscigno and Sant'Angelo a Fasanella.^[4]

Main sights[]

St. Michael the Arcangel's Church
Forest Macchia
St. Maria's convent
Salvo D'Acquisto's square

Cuisine[]

Typical dishes include:

Sfogliatella bellosguardese
Tortanetto
Cicci ammaritati
Bucatini ammullicati
Coniglio 'mbuttunat

References[]

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ (in Italian) Source: Istat 2011
^ 40488 (x a j h) Bellosguardo on OpenStreetMap

External links[]

(in Italian) Bellosguardo official website

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[wikidata-16139ca327c50d72c40d8c5fd3abe706b989650e-v3-1] "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

[wikidata-6c4193b2686f905553042f4ae1ae4934aea078c8-v3-2] "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

[istat-3] (in Italian) Source: Istat 2011

[4] 40488 (x a j h) Bellosguardo on OpenStreetMap

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