Castel San Lorenzo

Coordinates: 40°25′N 15°14′E / 40.417°N 15.233°E / 40.417; 15.233
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Castel San Lorenzo
Comune di Castel San Lorenzo
Castel San Lorenzo within the Province of Salerno
Location of Castel San Lorenzo
Map
ISTAT code
065035
Patron saintSan Giovanni Battista
Saint day24 June
WebsiteOfficial website

Castel San Lorenzo (Cilentan: Castieddu) is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.

Geography

Map of Roccadaspide and Castel San Lorenzo

The municipality, located in the middle of Cilento, borders with Aquara, Roccadaspide and Felitto. It counts no proper hamlets (frazioni) but several minor localities, that are Annunziata, Concezione, Farneta, Fontana dell'Elice, Galdo, Galloppole, Genzano, Infetina, Insertone, Madonna della Stella, Olivella, Palmento, Parretta, Pianella, Piano della Macchia, Pisciolo, Ponte Calore, Tempa, Tempa delle Monache and Tempa Giardino.

The town of Castel San Lorenzo lies upon a hill above the Calore Lucano river, not too far from the Alburni mountain range. It is far 30 km from Paestum, 38 from Agropoli and 68 from Salerno.

Castel San Lorenzo DOC

alcohol level of 11.5% for reds and 11% for whites.[3]

Red and rose Castel San Lorenzo is produced from 60 to 80%

wine is aged at least 2 years prior to release. If the Moscato is made entirely from the local Moscato Lambiccato clone, a separate dessert wine under that label can be produced within the DOC if the wine attains a minimum alcohol level of 13.5%.[3]

Notable people from Castel San Lorenzo

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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External links

Media related to Castel San Lorenzo at Wikimedia Commons