Monteforte Cilento
Monteforte Cilento | |
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Comune di Monteforte Cilento | |
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Monteforte Cilento Location of Monteforte Cilento in Italy | |
Coordinates: 40°21′50.62″N 15°11′40.63″E / 40.3640611°N 15.1946194°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Campania |
Province | Salerno (SA) |
Government | |
• Mayor | Antonio Manzi |
Area | |
• Total | 22.17 km2 (8.56 sq mi) |
Elevation | 600 m (2,000 ft) |
Population (28 February 2017)[3] | |
• Total | 546 |
• Density | 25/km2 (64/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Montefortesi |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 84060 |
Dialing code | 0974 |
Patron saint | St. Donatus of Arezzo |
Saint day | August 7 |
Website | Official website |
Monteforte Cilento is a town and comune of the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-west Italy.
History[]
Monteforte was originally a Roman castrum, which expanded in the High Middle Ages after immigration due to the Saracen incursions.
It was one of the centers of the in 1828.
Geography[]
Monteforte is a hill town located in northern Cilento, below mountain (1,319 m) and above the valley of Alento river. It lies on the provincial highway between Trentinara and Capizzo, a frazione of Magliano Vetere. The municipality borders with the municipalities of Cicerale, Felitto, Magliano Vetere, Orria, Perito, Roccadaspide and Trentinara.
See also[]
- Cilentan dialect
- Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park
References[]
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ (in Italian) Source: Istat 2011
External links[]
Media related to Monteforte Cilento at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Cities and towns in Campania
- Municipalities of the Province of Salerno
- Localities of Cilento
- Campanian geography stubs