San Mauro Cilento

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San Mauro Cilento
Comune
Comune di San Mauro Cilento
St. Maurus church in Casalsottano
San Mauro Cilento within the Province of Salerno
Location of San Mauro Cilento
UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	84070[3]
Dialing code	0974[3]
Patron saint	Saint Maurus
Saint day	July 11
Website	Official website

San Mauro Cilento is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.

History

The town was first mentioned in 1130. Its secondary toponym, Casalsoprano (or Casal Soprano, i. e. Upper Farmhouse),^[4] is closely related to the one of the nearby and lower village of Casalsottano (i.e. Lower Farmhouse).^[5] In 1453, after the fall of Constantinople, the wealthy family of the Mazza fled the city and contributed to the construction and continued development of San Mauro Cilento.

Geography

San Mauro is a hillside town located in central Cilento, below the Stella mountain (1,131 amsl). It is divided into the quarters of Ratto, Serra, Sorrentini and Vallongella.^[5] Its municipal territory, part of the Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park, spans to the coast and borders with Montecorice, Pollica, Serramezzana and Sessa Cilento.^[6]

Its hamlets (

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Culture

The town includes two little museums: the Eleousa, that includes an archive and a library,^[7][8] and the Parish Museum of San Mauro.

One of the most prominent cultural events is Settembre ai Fichi (i.e. "September to the Figs"), a sagra that is held every year from the end of August to the beginnings of September.^[9]

See also

• Cilentan Coast
• Cilentan dialect

References

1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
2. Istat
   2011
3. ^ ^{a b} (in Italian) San Mauro Cilento on tuttocitta.it
4. ^ See wiktionary:en:casale
5. ^ ^{a b} (in Italian) Info about San Mauro Cilento and Casalsottano
6. ^ 40347 (x a j h) San Mauro Cilento on OpenStreetMap
7. ^ (in Italian) Eleousa Museum (Cilento National Park website)
8. ^ (in Italian) Article about Eleousa Museum on infocilento.it
9. ^ (in Italian) Settembre ai Fichi on the municipal website

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to San Mauro Cilento.

• Official website (in Italian)
• San Mauro Cilento on comuni-italiani.it (in Italian)