Villa Littorio is an Italian village and hamlet (''

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 the municipality of

Laurino Laurino is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of southwestern Italy. Geography Laurino is a typical medieval hill town of the Cilento, the southernmost part of Campania. It dominates the surrounding landscap ...

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 612.

History

Originally named Fogna (also spelled ''Fonga''), the village counted an ancient

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named "Santa Maria di Vito a Fogna", that gives the informal name of ''Vito'' to the place. It was an autonomous municipality until 1875, when it was annexed to the one of Laurino. Some years after the rise of Fascism in Italy, in early 1930s its name was changed into the current one, referred to the

Fasces Fasces ( ; ; a ''plurale tantum'', from the Latin word ''fascis'', meaning "bundle"; it, fascio littorio) is a bound bundle of wooden rods, sometimes including an axe (occasionally two axes) with its blade emerging. The fasces is an Italian symbo ...

( it, Fascio Littorio), symbol of the PNF. This change was due to the meaning of ''fogna'': derived from a dialectal word (as ''fonga'') referred to a sort of

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, despite of renaming of all toponyms related to the defunct regime (as the city of

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, founded as ''Littoria''); Villa Littorio kept the name remaining the only Italian settlement with a ''

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'' toponym. Partly damaged after the

1980 Irpinia earthquake The 1980 Irpinia earthquake ( it, Terremoto dell'Irpinia) took place in Italy on 23 November 1980, with a moment magnitude of 6.9 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (''Extreme''). It left at least 2,483 people dead, at least 7,700 injured, an ...

, the village maintains its historic center, consisting primarily of stone-made houses.Some infos about the ''frazioni'' of Laurino (municipal website)
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Geography

Located 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 ...

and transcluded into its national park, Villa Littorio is a hill village above the Sammaro river valley, on a little ravine upon the river Pietra. It is 5,5 km far from

Piaggine Piaggine, also called “Chiaine“ in the local dialect, is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno, in the region of Campania, in the south-west of Italy. The town is located on the river Calore, 93 miles (150 km) south-east of Nap ...

and

Valle dell'Angelo Valle dell'Angelo is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. The name translates as "Valley of the Angel" and the comune contains La Grotta dell'Angelo (the Cave of the Angel). The cave sa ...

, 9 from

Bellosguardo Bellosguardo is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. The name "Bellosguardo" is made up of two italian words: the first is " bello" that means "beautiful, pretty"; the second is " sguardo ...

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Roscigno Roscigno is a small town and comune in province of Salerno, Salerno, Campania, Italy. It is located on the slope of Monte Pruno. Geography Roscigno is situated in the central area of Cilento. It is within Cilento, Vallo di Diano and Alburni N ...

and 85 from

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 ...

. Situated in the northernmost area of its municipality, it is 26 km far from

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, the other and the southernmost hamlet of Laurino.

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{{authority control Frazioni of the Province of Salerno Localities of Cilento Former municipalities of Campania

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