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Not to be confused with Pereto or Pareto.

Perito (Cilentan: Prito) 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 1,007.[2]

History

In the Middle Ages Perito had an important role as fortified town in control of the valleys below. From 1801 to 1860 it was a hamlet of Orria, then it became an independent municipality.[3]

Geography

Perito is a hill town located in Cilento, included into its national park. The municipal territory, partly crossed by Alento river, borders with Cicerale, Lustra, Monteforte Cilento, Orria, Prignano Cilento, Rutino and Salento.[4] It counts a single hamlet (frazione): Ostigliano (pop.: 431).[5]

Demographics

Gallery

  • The medieval St. Nicholas' church
    The medieval St. Nicholas' church
  • View of the hamlet of Ostigliano
    View of the hamlet of Ostigliano

See also

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b (in Italian) Source: Istat 2011
  3. ^ (in Italian) History of Perito (municipal website)
  4. ^ 40395 (x a j h) Perito on OpenStreetMap
  5. ^ (in Italian) Ostigliano on italia.indettaglio.it

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