Montecorice 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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. As of 2011 its population was of

History

Montecorice likely originated as a small village around the monastery of

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, which existed as early as the 10th century.

Geography

The municipality is situated in the middle of

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 ...

region, bordering with the municipalities of

Castellabate Castellabate ( Cilentan: ''Castiellabbate'') is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. History The area was inhabited since Upper Palaeolithic times. In early medieval times, the current ...

Perdifumo Perdifumo (Campanian: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. I ...

San Mauro Cilento 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''),S ...

and

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 ...

. The village is situated in a hilly area only 3 km from the coast. It counts 7 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 ...

''):

Agnone Cilento Agnone Cilento, also shortened as Agnone, is an Italian hamlet (''frazione''), the greatest one in the municipality of Montecorice in the province of Salerno, Campania region. History Agnone was first mentioned in 1187, when close to the modern vi ...

Case del Conte Case del Conte, sometimes also spelled ''Casa del Conte'', is a southern Italian village and hamlet (''frazione'') of Montecorice, a municipality in the province of Salerno, Campania. As of 2009 its population was of 235. History The toponym means ...

, Cosentini, Fornelli, Giungatelle, Ortodonico and Zoppi.

Economy

The economy is mostly based on agriculture (olives, figs, wine grape, fruit), animal husbandry and fishing. Summer tourism is developed in

Agnone Agnone is a ''comune'' in the province of Isernia, in the Molise region of southern Italy, some northwest of Campobasso. Agnone is known for the manufacture of bells by the Marinelli Bell Foundry. The town of Agnone proper is complemented with ...

and its neighborhood.

Demographics

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