Ogliastro Cilento

Ogliastro Cilento
Ogliastro Cilento
Comune
	Comune di Ogliastro Cilento
	Ogiastro Cilento within the Province of Salerno
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	Coordinates: 40°21′5.04″N 15°2′36.46″E / 40.3514000°N 15.0434611°ECoordinates: 40°21′5.04″N 15°2′36.46″E / 40.3514000°N 15.0434611°E
Country	Italy
Region	Campania
Province	Salerno (SA)
Frazioni	Eredita, Finocchito
Government
• Mayor	Michele Apolito (Lista Civica)
Area
• Total	13 km2 (5 sq mi)
Elevation	365 m (1,198 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	2,241
• Density	170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Ogliastresi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	84061
Dialing code	0974
ISTAT code	065081
Patron saint	Our Lady of Good Counsel
Saint day	26 April
Website	Official website

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.^[3]

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.^[4]

Geography[]

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.^[5] 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.

Eredita (40°21′27″N 15°03′00″E / 40.35742°N 15.04993°E / 40.35742; 15.04993) is the most populated hamlet, and is located close to Ogliastro, below a hill. It was first mentioned in 1103 as Heredita.^[4]
Finocchito (40°21′07″N 15°04′26″E / 40.35192°N 15.07395°E / 40.35192; 15.07395) is a small village located in the eastern side of the municipality, near the mountain road to Cicerale. Its population is of 82.^[6]

Demographics[]

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.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b (in Italian) Source: Istat 2011
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b (in Italian) History of Ogliastro Cilento Archived 2008-12-01 at the Wayback Machine
^ 40456 (x a j h) Ogliastro Cilento on OpenStreetMap
^ (in Italian) Finocchito on italia.indettaglio.it

External links[]

(in Italian) Ogliastro Cilento official website
Google. "Ogliastro Cilento" (Map). Google Maps. Google.

[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] Jump up to: ^a ^b (in Italian) Source: Istat 2011

[tutsa-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b (in Italian) History of Ogliastro Cilento Archived 2008-12-01 at the Wayback Machine

[5] 40456 (x a j h) Ogliastro Cilento on OpenStreetMap

[6] (in Italian) Finocchito on italia.indettaglio.it

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