Morigerati

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

Morigerati
Comune
Comune di Morigerati
View from the surrounding mountains
Morigerati within the Province of Salerno
Location of Morigerati
Morigerati
Location of Morigerati in Italy
Morigerati
Morigerati (Campania)
Coordinates: 40°08′24.4″N 15°33′18.9″E
CountryItaly
RegionCampania
ProvinceSalerno (SA)
FrazioniSicilì
Government
 • MayorCono D'Elia
Area
 • Total21.19 km2 (8.18 sq mi)
Population
 (28 February 2017)[2]
 • Total665
 • Density31/km2 (81/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
84030
Dialing code0974
Patron saintDemetrius of Thessaloniki
Saint day26 August
WebsiteOfficial website
San Demetrio Church.
A road in the old town.

History

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

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

Transport

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

References
  1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. (in Italian) Source: ISTAT 2016
  3. Morigerati on bussento.it
  4. 40301 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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