Ogliastro Cilento

Comune in Campania, Italy

Ogliastro Cilento

Comune

Comune di Ogliastro Cilento

Ogiastro Cilento within the Province of Salerno

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Ogliastro Cilento

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Ogliastro Cilento

Ogliastro Cilento (Campania)

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Coordinates: 40°21′5.04″N 15°2′36.46″E﻿ / ﻿40.3514000°N 15.0434611°E﻿ / 40.3514000; 15.0434611
Country| Italy
Region| Campania
Province| Salerno (SA)
Frazioni| Eredita, Finocchito
Government

• Mayor| Paolo Astone
Area

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• Total

| 13 km2 (5 sq mi)
Elevation

| 365 m (1,198 ft)
Population

(2011)[2]

• Total

| 2,241
• Density| 170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Demonym| Ogliastresi
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code|

84061

Dialing code| 0974
ISTAT code| 065081
Patron saint| Our Lady of Good Counsel
Saint day| 26 April
Website| Official website

Ogliastro Cilento 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 2,241.[2]

## History

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First mentioned in 1059 as Oleastrum (Latin word referred to the olive tree), the town was part of Agropoli, a fief of the bishop of Paestum, until 1556.[3]

## Geography

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### Overview

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Located in northern Cilento, few km from the Cilentan Coast and the Ancient Greek town of Paestum (11 km), Ogliastro Cilento is a hill town bordering with the municipalities of Agropoli, Cicerale, and Prignano Cilento.[4] Crossed by the national road SS18 Naples-Reggio Calabria, it is 8 km far from Agropoli, 30 from Vallo della Lucania, 32 from Battipaglia, and 56 from Salerno.

### Frazioni

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The hamlets (frazioni) of Ogliastro the villages of Eredita and Finocchito. The municipality counts also the localities (composed of few scattered farmhouses) of Ginestre, Purgatorio, Santa Caterina, and Santa Maria della Grazia.

* Eredita (40°21′27″N 15°03′00″E﻿ / ﻿40.35742°N 15.04993°E﻿ / 40.35742; 15.04993) is the most populated hamlet, and is located close to Ogliastro, below a hill. It was first mentioned in 1103 as Heredita.[3]
* Finocchito (40°21′07″N 15°04′26″E﻿ / ﻿40.35192°N 15.07395°E﻿ / 40.35192; 15.07395) is a small village located in the eastern side of the municipality, near the mountain road to Cicerale. Its population is of 82.[5]

## Demographics

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## See also

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* Cilentan dialect
* Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park

## References

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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. ^ a b (in Italian) History of Ogliastro Cilento Archived 2008-12-01 at the Wayback Machine
4. ^ 40456 (x j a h) Ogliastro Cilento on OpenStreetMap
5. ^ (in Italian) Finocchito on italia.indettaglio.it

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ogliastro Cilento.

* (in Italian) Ogliastro Cilento official website
* "Ogliastro Cilento" (Map). Google Maps.

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