Montecorvino Rovella (
Campanian
The Campanian is the fifth of six ages of the Late Cretaceous Epoch on the geologic timescale of the International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS). In chronostratigraphy, it is the fifth of six stages in the Upper Cretaceous Series. Campanian s ...
: ) 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
province of Salerno
The Province of Salerno ( it, Provincia di Salerno) is a province in the Campania region of Italy.
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Geography
The largest towns in the province are: Salerno, the capital, which has a population of 131,950; Cava de' Tirreni, Battipagli ...
in the
Campania
Campania (, also , , , ) is an administrative Regions of Italy, region of Italy; most of it is in the south-western portion of the Italian peninsula (with the Tyrrhenian Sea to its west), but it also includes the small Phlegraean Islands and the i ...
region of south-west
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...
.
History
In 269 BC the
Romans
Roman or Romans most often refers to:
*Rome, the capital city of Italy
* Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
*Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
*''Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...
defeated the
Picentes
The name Picentes or Picentini refers to the population of Picenum, on the northern Adriatic coastal plain of ancient Italy. Their endonym, if any, is not known for certain. There is linguistic evidence that the Picentini comprised two different ...
from the
Adriatic Coast
The Adriatic Sea () is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkan Peninsula. The Adriatic is the northernmost arm of the Mediterranean Sea, extending from the Strait of Otranto (where it connects to the Ionian Sea) to the ...
and founded a colony transplanting them forcedly in Campania, in the town of
Picenza. After a rebellion in 89 BC, and the subsequent Roman victory, the ''Picentini'' survivors were forced to not rebuild a single town, but a series of villages, easily controllable in case of further riots. One of them was Montecorvino (''Mons Corvinus''). Until 1820 it included the village of
Pugliano and, until 1990, the ''
frazione
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 ...
'' of
Bellizzi
Bellizzi is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.
History
Bellizzi was a ''frazione'' of Montecorvino Rovella until 2 January 1990, when it became a comune following a referendum held in 1 ...
.
In 1970, an early medieval church of Sant-Ambrogio, dating to the ninth century, was rediscovered. It is currently being studied by a project based in the Universities of Birmingham (UK) and Salerno (Italy)
Geography
Montecorvino is a hilltown surrounded by the
Picentini mountain range, included into the
Monti Picentini Regional Park
The Monti Picentini Regional Park (Italian: ''Parco regionale Monti Picentini'') is a natural preserve in Campania, southern Italy.
Geography
It is based on the Monti Picentini chain, a dolomitic-limestone area in the provinces of Avellino and S ...
. It borders with the municipalities of
Acerno
Acerno, is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the region of Campania in south-western Italy.
Geography
Acerno is a large village located 40 km north-east of the provincial capital of Salerno at 727 metres above sea level in ...
,
Battipaglia
Battipaglia () is a municipality (''comune'') in the province of Salerno, Campania, south-western Italy.
Famed as a production place of buffalo mozzarella, Battipaglia is the economic hub of the Sele plain.
History
Formerly part of the ancien ...
,
Bellizzi
Bellizzi is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.
History
Bellizzi was a ''frazione'' of Montecorvino Rovella until 2 January 1990, when it became a comune following a referendum held in 1 ...
,
Giffoni Valle Piana
Giffoni Valle Piana, commonly known as Giffoni, is a town and comune in the Province of Salerno, Campania, southwestern Italy.
Economy is mostly based on agriculture, with the presence of a small number of light industries and services firms.
Hi ...
,
Montecorvino Pugliano
Montecorvino Pugliano is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-west Italy. The communal seat is in Pugliano; no settlement in the municipality is called "Montecorvino", a toponym related to the nearby com ...
and
Olevano sul Tusciano
Olevano sul Tusciano is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.
Main sights
*Roman villa of S. Maria a Corte
*Castrum Olibani, a Lombard castle. During the rule of Frederick of Hohens ...
.
Transport
The town is served by the
state highway
A state highway, state road, or state route (and the equivalent provincial highway, provincial road, or provincial route) is usually a road that is either ''numbered'' or ''maintained'' by a sub-national state or province. A road numbered by a ...
SS 164 and by several provincial roads. Nearest motorway exit (12 km south) is "Montecorvino Pugliano" on the
A2. Nearest railway station (11 km south) is "Montecorvino-Bellizzi", originally named only "Montecorvino Rovella", located in the town and former ''frazione'' of
Bellizzi
Bellizzi is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.
History
Bellizzi was a ''frazione'' of Montecorvino Rovella until 2 January 1990, when it became a comune following a referendum held in 1 ...
. Montecorvino is also 15 km north of
Salerno-Pontecagnano Airport
The Salerno - Costa d'Amalfi Airport , located in the municipality of Pontecagnano Faiano and close to Bellizzi, is an airport in southern Italy, in Salerno city and the west coastal areas of Amalfi to the north and Cilento to the south. It is a ...
.
People
*
John of Montecorvino
John of Montecorvino or Giovanni da Montecorvino in Italian (1247 – 1328) was an Italian Franciscan missionary, traveller and statesman, founder of the earliest Latin Catholic missions in India and China, and archbishop of Peking. He converte ...
(1247-1328), Franciscan missionary
*
Luca Gaurico
Luca Gaurico (in Latin, Lucas Gauricus) (Giffoni March 12, 1475 – March 6, 1558 in Rome) was an Italian astrologer, astronomer, astrological data collector, and mathematician. He was born to a poor family in the Kingdom of Naples, and studi ...
(1475-1558), astrologer, AKUMA É LIastronomer and mathematician
*
Robert Picardo
Robert Alphonse Picardo (born October 27, 1953) is an American actor. He is best known for playing the Cowboy in ''Innerspace'', Coach Cutlip on ''The Wonder Years'', Captain Dick Richard on the ABC series ''China Beach'', the Doctor on '' Star ...
(b. 1953), American actor and singer with Italian heritage, with his father's family originating from Montecorvino and his mother's parents originally from
Bomba, in
Abruzzo
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.
[Robert Picardo visits his ancestors in Montecorvino]
See also
*
Tusciano
The Tusciano is a river of Campania in southern Italy.
Course
The source is between Monte Polveracchio and Monte Cervialto, in the Monti Picentini
300px, Rocky limestone landscape in the monti Picentini.
The Monti Picentini is a mountain ...
References
External links
Official websiteAstronomic Observatory of Montecorvino Rovella
Cities and towns in Campania
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