Castel San Lorenzo
Castel San Lorenzo | ||
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Comune di Castel San Lorenzo | ||
ISTAT code 065035 | | |
Patron saint | San Giovanni Battista | |
Saint day | 24 June | |
Website | Official 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
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
Red and rose Castel San Lorenzo is produced from 60 to 80%
Notable people from Castel San Lorenzo
- Giovanni Antonaglia, Australian businessman, winner of the Medal of the Order of Australia
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ ISBN 1-55297-720-X
External links
Media related to Castel San Lorenzo at Wikimedia Commons
- (in Italian) Castel San Lorenzo official website