San Marco ( Cilentan: ''Sandu Marco'') is a southern

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village and hamlet (''

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'') 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 ...

, a municipality in the

province of Salerno The Province of Salerno ( it, Provincia di Salerno) is a province in the Campania region of Italy. __TOC__ Geography The largest towns in the province are: Salerno, the capital, which has a population of 131,950; Cava de' Tirreni, Battipagli ...

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. As of 2009 its population was of 1,139.

History

Settled since the Paleolithic, San Marco was the location of the Ancient Roman town of ''Erculia''. The village was first mentioned in 1168, identified as the farmhouse of ''Sancti Marci'', part of the

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of '' Castello dell'Abate''. The original settlement extended behind the current port, and has expanded towards the end of the 20th century to the inland, due to its touristic growth.

Geography

Located in the central-northern side of Cilento, by the

Tyrrhenian Sea The Tyrrhenian Sea (; it, Mar Tirreno , french: Mer Tyrrhénienne , sc, Mare Tirrenu, co, Mari Tirrenu, scn, Mari Tirrenu, nap, Mare Tirreno) is part of the Mediterranean Sea off the western coast of Italy. It is named for the Tyrrhenian pe ...

, San Marco is extended from the national road 267, at the zone of Torretta, to the coast nearby the park of

Licosa Licosa is a southern Italian village and hamlet (''frazione'') of Castellabate, a municipality in the province of Salerno, Campania. As of 2009 its population was of 82. History The toponym derives from the Greek word Λευκωσία (Leukosia ...

. It borders with the other ''frazione'' of Santa Maria and is 4 km far from

, 15 from

Agropoli Agropoli is a town and ''comune'' located in the Cilento area of the province of Salerno, Campania, Italy. It is situated at the start of the Cilentan Coast, on the Tyrrhenian Sea. History Pre-medieval period The promontory on which Agropoli ...

, 6 from

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 mean ...

, 11,5 from Agnone Cilento and 18 from

Acciaroli Acciaroli is an Italian hamlet (''frazione''), the most populous in the ''comune'' of Pollica, Province of Salerno, in the Campania Region. Geography Acciaroli is a port on the Cilento coast on the Tyrrhenian Sea. The largest township in its '' ...

. It counts a port that is served by hydrofoils for passenger transport.

Media

'' Benvenuti al Sud'', an Italian adaptation of the

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French film '' Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis'', has been set in

and partly in Santa Maria and San Marco.

Personalities

Agostino Di Bartolomei Agostino Di Bartolomei (8 April 1955 in Rome – 30 May 1994 in San Marco di Castellabate) was an Italian football player, who played as a midfielder or as a defender, in a sweeper role. Famed for his elegance on the ball and playmaking sk ...

(1955-1994), football player *

Marek Jackowski Marek Norbert Jackowski (December 11, 1946 – May 18, 2013) was a Polish rock musician, best known as a member of the rock band Maanam Maanam (Tamil for respect or dignity) was a Polish rock band. History Maanam was formed by Marek Jackowski ...

(1946-2013), polish rock musician

Gallery

File:Necropoli di s.marco di castellabate.JPG, Promenade nearby an Ancient Roman necropolis File:Torretta di s.marco di castellabate.JPG, The ancient tower of TorrettaNote: Torretta means, in

, "little tower" File:Pdeangelis.JPG, De Angelis Palace

References

External links

{{authority control Frazioni of the Province of Salerno Coastal towns in Campania Localities of Cilento