Torre Orsaia ( Cilentan: ''La Turri'') 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 settlement, originally named ''Turris Ursajae'', was founded in the 11th century, in the current location of the nearby village of Castel Ruggero.

Geography

The municipality, located in southern

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and included in the

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, borders with

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Morigerati Morigerati ( Cilentan: ''Murgirati'') is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. History The village was probably founded by the ancient Italic people of the Morgetes. It was later coloniz ...

Roccagloriosa Roccagloriosa ( Cilentan: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. The town is located in southern Cilento. It borders with Alfano, Camerota, Celle di Bulgheria, Laurito, Rofrano, San Gi ...

Rofrano Rofrano ( Cilentan: ) is a town and ''comune'' of the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-west Italy. It is located in the southern Cilento. In 2015 its population was 1,539. History The village was first settled between 3rd and 4 ...

San Giovanni a Piro San Giovanni a Piro ( Cilentan: ''San Giuanni'') is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of southern Italy. Geography The town is located on a hill on the road linking Marina di Camerota to Policastro Bussentino. ...

and Santa Marina. It counts the hamlets (''

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'') of Borgo Cerreto (shared with Rofrano), Calleo and

Castel Ruggero Castel Ruggero, also spelled as Castelruggero, is a southern Italian village and hamlet (''frazione'') of Torre Orsaia, a municipality in the province of Salerno, Campania. As of 2011, it had a population of 400. History The village was founded in ...

(autonomous municipality until 1929).

Main sights

The medieval town is situated on a green hill in the middle of centuries old ''

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'' olive trees. The stone fountains "dell’Olmo" and "della Scalitta" which are situated just outside the town are witnesses of the local craft industry.

Transport

The town is crossed in the middle by the national highway SS 18 and is served by an exit, "Torre Orsaia", on the SS 517/var highway

Padula Padula (Cilentan dialect, Cilentan: ''A Parula'') is a ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. It is the home of the Carthusian monastery Certosa di San Lorenzo, sometimes referred to as the Certosa d ...

- Policastro, that is 7.6 km far. Torre Orsaia station, located in the village of Calleo and part of the

Naples Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...

Salerno Salerno (, , ; nap, label= Salernitano, Saliernë, ) is an ancient city and ''comune'' in Campania (southwestern Italy) and is the capital of the namesake province, being the second largest city in the region by number of inhabitants, after ...

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railway, is 6.4 km from the town.

Personalities

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see :it:Carmine Tripodi (1960-1985),

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, victim of the 'Ndrangeta

References

External links

Official website

Office of Tourism of Torre Orsaia
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Torre Orsaia on tuttaitalia.it
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