Romagnano al Monte is a village and ''

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'' of the province of Salerno in the

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region of southern

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History

The village was destroyed in the Irpinia earthquake of 1980 and rebuilt a few kilometers away. The

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became a tourist attraction in the early 2000s "Borgo fantasma Vecchio Romagnano al Monte" film
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almost like the other one in the province: Roscigno Vecchia. The current baron of the small town is Francesco Torella di Romagnano who now resides in England.

Geography

Romagnano is situated in the northern side of the cilentan geographical region, at the borders of Campania with

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. The new town lies in the localities of Ariola (mainly) and Palazzo.

References

External links

Municipal site of Romagnano al Monte

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