Ogliastro Cilento
Ogliastro Cilento | ||
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| Comune di Ogliastro Cilento | ||
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 Ogiastro Cilento within the Province of Salerno | ||
Location of Ogliastro Cilento  | ||
ISTAT code 065081 | | |
| Patron saint | Our Lady of Good Counsel | |
| Saint day | 26 April | |
| Website | Official website | |
Ogliastro Cilento is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. As of 2011 its population was of 2,241.[2]
History
First mentioned in 1059 as Oleastrum (
Geography
Overview
Located in northern Cilento, few km from the Cilentan Coast and the Ancient Greek town of Paestum (11 km), Ogliastro Cilento is a hill town bordering with the municipalities of Agropoli, Cicerale, and Prignano Cilento.[4] Crossed by the national road SS18 Naples-Reggio Calabria, it is 8 km far from Agropoli, 30 from Vallo della Lucania, 32 from Battipaglia, and 56 from Salerno.
Frazioni
The hamlets (
- Eredita (40°21′27″N 15°03′00″E / 40.35742°N 15.04993°E) is the most populated hamlet, and is located close to Ogliastro, below a hill. It was first mentioned in 1103 as Heredita.[3]
- Finocchito (40°21′07″N 15°04′26″E / 40.35192°N 15.07395°E) is a small village located in the eastern side of the municipality, near the mountain road to Cicerale. Its population is of 82.[5]
Demographics
See also
- 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
- ^ a b (in Italian) History of Ogliastro Cilento Archived 2008-12-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 40456 Ogliastro Cilento on OpenStreetMap
- ^ (in Italian) Finocchito on italia.indettaglio.it
External links
- (in Italian) Ogliastro Cilento official website
- Google. "Ogliastro Cilento" (Map). Google Maps. Google.
