Monteforte Cilento
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Monteforte Cilento | |
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| Comune di Monteforte Cilento | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Monteforte Cilento within the Province of Salerno | |
Location of Monteforte Cilento  | |
  Monteforte Cilento Location of Monteforte Cilento in Italy  Monteforte Cilento Monteforte Cilento (Campania) | |
| 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 | Bernardo Mottola |
| Area | |
| • Total | 22.17 km2 (8.56 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 600 m (2,000 ft) |
| Population (28 February 2017)[2] | |
| • Total | 546 |
| • Density | 25/km2 (64/sq mi) |
| Demonym | 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 | 7 August |
| Website | Official website |
Monteforte Cilento is a town and comune of the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-west Italy.
History
[edit]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 Moti del Cilento in 1828.
Geography
[edit]Monteforte is a hill town located in northern Cilento, below Chianello 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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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