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

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ (in Italian) Source: Istat 2011
  3. ^ a b (in Italian) San Mauro Cilento on tuttocitta.it
  4. ^ See wiktionary:en:casale
  5. ^ a b (in Italian) Info about San Mauro Cilento and Casalsottano
  6. ^ 40347 (x a j h) San Mauro Cilento on OpenStreetMap
  7. ^ (in Italian) Eleousa Museum (Cilento National Park website)
  8. ^ (in Italian) Article about Eleousa Museum on infocilento.it
  9. ^ (in Italian) Settembre ai Fichi on the municipal website

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