San Mauro Cilento is a town and ''

comune The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...

'' in the

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in the

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region of south-western

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History

The town was first mentioned in 1130. Its secondary toponym, Casalsoprano (or Casal Soprano, i. e. ''Upper Farmhouse''),See wiktionary:en:casale is closely related to the one of the nearby and lower village of

Casalsottano Casalsottano, also spelled Casal Sottano, is a southern Italian village and hamlet (''frazione'') of San Mauro Cilento, a municipality in the Province of Salerno, Campania. In 2011 it had a population of 397. History The village was formed in the ...

(i.e. ''Lower Farmhouse'').Info about San Mauro Cilento and Casalsottano
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Geography

San Mauro is a hillside town located in central

Cilento Cilento is an Italian geographical region of Campania in the central and southern part of the Province of Salerno and an important Tourism, tourist area of southern Italy. Cilento is known as one of the centers of Mediterranean diet. Geograph ...

, below the Stella mountain (1,131 amsl). It is divided into the quarters of Ratto, Serra, Sorrentini and Vallongella. Its municipal territory, part of the

Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park Cilento, Vallo di Diano and Alburni National Park (Italian language, Italian ''Parco Nazionale del Cilento, Vallo di Diano e Alburni'') is an List of National Parks of Italy, Italian national park in the Province of Salerno, in Campania in souther ...

, spans to the coast and borders with

Montecorice Montecorice 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 History Montecorice likely originated as a small village around the monastery of Sant'Arcangelo, whic ...

Pollica Pollica (Campanian: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. Located 94 km from Salerno, the town rises to an elevation 370 meters from sea level. History The first mention of Pol ...

Serramezzana Serramezzana is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. Geography Serramezzana is located in Cilento and borders with Montecorice, Perdifumo, San Mauro Cilento and Sessa Cilento. The munici ...

and

Sessa Cilento Sessa Cilento (from Greek ''Σύεσσα'' - ''Syessa'') is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. Geography Sessa Cilento is located in Cilento and in its National Park. borders with the m ...

. Its hamlets (''

frazioni A ''frazione'' (plural: ) is a type of subdivision of a ''comune'' (municipality) in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most ''frazioni'' were created during the Fascist era (1922–1943) as a way to consolidate territ ...

'') are the villages of

and Mezzatorre.

Culture

The town includes two little museums: the Eleousa, that includes an

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and a

library A library is a collection of materials, books or media that are accessible for use and not just for display purposes. A library provides physical (hard copies) or digital access (soft copies) materials, and may be a physical location or a vir ...

, and the Parish Museum of San Mauro. One of the most prominent cultural events is ''Settembre ai Fichi'' (i.e. "September to the

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"), a '' sagra'' that is held every year from the end of August to the beginnings of September.Settembre ai Fichi on the municipal website
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References

External links

Official website

San Mauro Cilento on comuni-italiani.it
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History

Geography

Culture

See also

References

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