Morigerati
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Morigerati | |
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Comune di Morigerati | |
UTC+2 (CEST) | |
Postal code | 84030 |
Dialing code | 0974 |
Patron saint | Demetrius of Thessaloniki |
Saint day | 26 August |
Website | Official website |
Morigerati (Cilentan: Murgirati) is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.
History
The village was probably founded by the ancient Italic people of the Morgetes. It was later colonized by the Ancient Roman, as witnessed by some ruins in a locality named Rumanuru.[3]
Geography
The municipality, located in southern
its national park, is crossed by the Bussento river. It borders with Casaletto Spartano, Caselle in Pittari, Santa Marina, Torre Orsaia and Tortorella.[4] Its only hamlet (frazione) is the village of Sicilì, that has a population of 364.[5]
Main sights
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- The local Ethnographic Museum[8]
Transport
The town is served by the national highway SS 517/var Padula-Policastro at the exit "Sicilì-Morigerati", 11 km west. The highway links the Cilentan highway to the A3 Motorway.
See also
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ISTAT2016
- ^ Morigerati on bussento.it
- ^ 40301 Morigerati on OpenStreetMap
- ^ (in Italian) Sicilì on italia.indettaglio.it
- ^ (in Italian) Bussento Caves (WWF.it website)
- ^ (in Italian) WWF Oasis of Bussento on Morigerati website
- ^ (in Italian) Ethnographic Museum of Morigerati
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Morigerati.
- (in Italian) Morigerati official website
- (in Italian) Ethnographic Museum of Morigerati