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 (frazioni) are the villages of Casalsottano and Mezzatorre.
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
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ (in Italian) Source: Istat 2011
- ^ a b "Mappa di San Mauro Cilento: Vie, Strade e Piazze". www.tuttocitta.it.
- ^ See wiktionary:en:casale
- ^ a b "Museo". cilentocultura.it. Archived from the original on 30 August 2018.
- ^ 40347 San Mauro Cilento on OpenStreetMap
- ^ (in Italian) Eleousa Museum (Cilento National Park website)
- ^ "San Mauro Cilento, museo 'Eleousa' a rischio chiusura". Info Cilento. February 28, 2015.
- ^ (in Italian) Settembre ai Fichi on the municipal website
External links
- Official website (in Italian)
- San Mauro Cilento on comuni-italiani.it (in Italian)
