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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
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Coordinates: 40°13′35.98″N 15°02′44.02″E / 40.2266611°N 15.0455611°E / 40.2266611; 15.0455611
Country	Italy
Region	Campania
Province	Salerno (SA)
Frazioni	Casalsottano, Mezzatorre
Government
• Mayor	Commissar
Area [1]
• Total	15.28 km2 (5.90 sq mi)
Elevation	560 m (1,840 ft)
Population  (31 August 2015)[2]
• Total	893
• Density	58/km2 (150/sq mi)
Demonym	Sanmauresi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	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.

Historyedit

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.

Geographyedit

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 (frazioni) are the villages of Casalsottano and Mezzatorre.

Cultureedit

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 alsoedit

• Cilentan Coast
• Cilentan dialect

Referencesedit

External linksedit

Wikimedia Commons has media related to San Mauro Cilento.

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