Montecorice
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Montecorice | |
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| Comune di Montecorice | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Montecorice within the Province of Salerno | |
Location of Montecorice  | |
  Montecorice Location of Montecorice in Italy  Montecorice Montecorice (Campania) | |
| Coordinates: 40°14′3″N 14°59′2″E / 40.23417°N 14.98389°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Campania |
| Province | Salerno (SA) |
| Frazioni | Agnone Cilento, Case del Conte, Cosentini, Fornelli, Giungatelle, Ortodonico, Zoppi |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Pierpaolo Piccirilli[1] (since 2012) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 22.13 km2 (8.54 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 90 m (300 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2011)[3] | |
| • Total | 2,545 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Montecoricesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 84060 |
| Dialing code | 0974 |
| Website | Official website |
Montecorice is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.
History
[edit]Montecorice likely originated as a small village around the monastery of Sant'Arcangelo, which existed as early as the 10th century.
Geography
[edit]The municipality is situated in the middle of Cilento region, bordering with the municipalities of Castellabate, Perdifumo, San Mauro Cilento and Serramezzana. The village is situated in a hilly area only 3 km from the coast.
It counts 7 hamlets (frazioni): Agnone Cilento, Case del Conte, Cosentini, Fornelli, Giungatelle, Ortodonico and Zoppi.
Economy
[edit]The economy is mostly based on agriculture (olives, figs, wine grape, fruit), animal husbandry and fishing. Summer tourism is developed in Agnone and its neighborhood.
Demographics
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ (in Italian) Mayor's page on Montecorice municipal website
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ (in Italian) Source: Istat 2011
External links
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