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Comune in Campania, Italy

Morigerati

Comune di Morigerati

View from the surrounding mountains

Morigerati within the Province of Salerno

Location of Morigerati

Location of Morigerati in Italy

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Morigerati (Campania)

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Coordinates:

40°08′24.4″N 15°33′18.9″E / 40.140111°N 15.555250°E / 40.140111; 15.555250Coordinates: 40°08′24.4″N 15°33′18.9″E / 40.140111°N 15.555250°E / 40.140111; 15.555250

Country Italy
Region Campania
Province Salerno (SA)
Frazioni Sicilì
Government
 • Mayor Vincenzina Prota
Area
 • Total 21.19 km2 (8.18 sq mi)
Population
 • Total 665
 • Density 31/km2 (81/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code

84030

Dialing code 0974
Patron saint Demetrius of Thessaloniki
Saint day 26 August
Website Official website

Morigerati (Cilentan: Murgirati) is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.

History[edit]

The village was probably founded by the ancient Italic people of the Morgetes. It was later colonized by the Ancient Roman, as witnessed by some ruins in a locality named Rumanuru.[3]

Geography[edit]

The municipality, located in southern Cilento and part of its national park, is crossed by the Bussento river. It borders with Casaletto Spartano, Caselle in Pittari, Santa Marina, Torre Orsaia and Tortorella.[4] Its only hamlet (frazione) is the village of Sicilì, that has a population of 364.[5]

Main sights[edit]

Transport[edit]

The town is served by the national highway SS 517/var Padula-Policastro at the exit “Sicilì-Morigerati”, 11 km west. The highway links the Cilentan highway to the A3 Motorway.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  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 2016
  3. ^ Morigerati on bussento.it
  4. ^ 40301 (x a j h) Morigerati on OpenStreetMap
  5. ^ (in Italian) Sicilì on italia.indettaglio.it
  6. ^ (in Italian) Bussento Caves (WWF.it website)
  7. ^ (in Italian) WWF Oasis of Bussento on Morigerati website
  8. ^ (in Italian) Ethnographic Museum of Morigerati

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