Stio

Stio
Stio
Comune
	Comune di Stio
	Stio within the Province of Salerno
	Location of Stio
	St. Paschal Baylon
Saint day	17 May
Website	Official website

Stio is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. As of 2016, its population was 872.^[2]

History

The village was founded in the beginnings of the 11th century. The origin of the name is debated, and it has been supposed it could derive from the

Latin word Ostium ("entrance"), or others.^[3]

Geography

Located in the middle of

Gorga, 3 km far from it and with a population of 160.^[5]

The town is composed by the medieval old town and spans, along the national highway SR 488, with two more recent areas: Via Amendola in the west, and Via Mazzini in the east. The upper area, named Piano del Rosario and composed by some scattered houses surrounded by a forest, is located above the village of Gorga.

Demographics

Main sights

St. Paschal Church (18th century), located in the middle of the town [6]
The ancient St. Peter and Paul Church (11th century), located south of the old town.
The Mill Valley (Italian: Valle dei Mulini), located outside the town.^[7]

Personalities

Raffaele Lettieri (1881–1957), politician and academic, born in Gorga^[8]
Antonino Maria Stromillo (1786–1858), Catholic bishop, first one of the Diocese of Caltanissetta, born in Gorga^[9]