Camerota
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Camerota | |
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Comune di Camerota | |
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Postal code | 84040 (Camerota) 84050 (Lentiscosa, Licusati) 84059 (Marina di Camerota) |
Dialing code | 0974 |
Patron saint | St. Vincent |
Saint day | April 5 |
Website | Official website |
Camerota is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.
History
Its toponym could come from the
Latin word "camurus", with the same meaning.[3]
Geography
Camerota is a hill town situated in the southern area of Cilento, 6 km north of the Cilentan Coast. The municipality borders with Celle di Bulgheria, Centola, Roccagloriosa and San Giovanni a Piro.[4]
Frazioni
The municipality of Camerota (1,585 inh. in the chief town) has 3 hamlets
("Licusati and Marina di Camerota.
The municipality includes also several inhabited localities, mainly composed by few scattered houses. The localities are: Cala d'Arconte, Isca della Contessa, L'Assunta, Lido Mingardo (or Spiaggia Mingardo), Monte di Luna and
Porto Infreschi
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See also
- Bulgheria
- 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.
- Istat2011
- ^ (in Italian) Info about the town of Camerota Archived 2017-02-05 at the Wayback Machine (municipal website)
- ^ 40223 Camerota on OpenStreetMap
- ^ (in Italian) Camerota municipal website: Licusati Archived 2017-02-05 at the Wayback Machine, Lentiscosa Archived 2017-02-06 at the Wayback Machine, Marina di Camerota Archived 2017-02-05 at the Wayback Machine
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Camerota.
- Official website (in Italian)
- Camerota at Curlie