Montoro (; Montorese: ) is an Italian ''

comune A (; : , ) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions () and provinces (). The can also have the City status in Italy, titl ...

'' (municipality) of the

province of Avellino The province of Avellino () is a province in the Campania Campania is an administrative Regions of Italy, region of Italy located in Southern Italy; most of it is in the south-western portion of the Italian Peninsula (with the Tyrrhenian Sea ...

Campania Campania is an administrative Regions of Italy, region of Italy located in Southern 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 Islan ...

. The municipal seat is in the town of Piano.

History

Following a referendum, the municipality was officially created on 3 December 2013, after the merging of Montoro Inferiore and

Montoro Superiore Montoro Superiore was a town and former ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of Avellino, Campania, Italy. Following a referendum, the municipality was officially disestablished on 3 December 2013; after being merged, with Montoro Inferiore ...

. In 2015, it gains the town status thanks to a presidential decree signed by

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Geography

The municipality is located in the southwestern area of its province, at the borders with the

Province of Salerno The province of Salerno () is a province in the Campania region of Italy. It has 1,054,766 inhabitants as of 2025. Geography The largest towns in the province are: Salerno, the capital, which has a population of 131,950; Cava de' Tirreni, Bat ...

. It borders with the municipalities of

Bracigliano Bracigliano is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. The municipality borders with Forino, Mercato San Severino, Montoro, Quindici and Siano. Notable People Adolfo Bruno - Former Capor ...

Calvanico Calvanico () is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of ...

Contrada Contrada may refer to: * Contrada, Campania, town and comune in the province of Avellino, Campania, southern Italy * Bruno Contrada, former police chief of Palermo and deputy director of the civil intelligence service SISDE See also * Contrade< ...

Fisciano Fisciano is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. It is dominated by the University of Salerno, which built a new campus in the town in 1988. The municipality borders with Baronissi, Ca ...

Forino Forino (Irpino: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Avellino, Campania, southern Italy. Geography The town, located on a hillside between Salerno and Avellino, borders with the municipalities of Bracigliano, Contrada, Campania, Contrada ...

Mercato San Severino Mercato San Severino ( Sanseverinese: ) is a town and ''comune'' of the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-west Italy. Mercato San Severino shares borders with the municipalities of Baronissi, Bracigliano, Castel San Giorgio, C ...

and

Solofra Solofra (Irpino, Solofrano: , ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Avellino, in the Campania region of Southern Italy. Geography The town is bordered by Aiello del Sabato, Calvanico (Province of Salerno, SA), Contrada (AV), Contrada, M ...

Transport

The municipality is served by 3 railway stations on the Benevento-Avellino-Salerno line: Montoro-Forino (located in Piano), Borgo, and Montoro Superiore (located between Torchiati and Banzano). It counts two exits on the RA2 motorway

Salerno Salerno (, ; ; ) is an ancient city and ''comune'' (municipality) 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 Naples. It is located ...

Avellino Avellino () is a city and ''comune'', capital of the province of Avellino in the Campania region of southern Italy. It is situated in a plain surrounded by mountains east of Naples and is an important hub on the road from Salerno to Benevento. ...

: "Montoro Sud", formerly named "Montoro Inferiore", is located near Piazza di Pandola. "Montoro Nord", formerly "Montoro Superiore", is located near Torchiati.

People

Agostino Cardamone Agostino Cardamone (born 1 December 1965) is an Italian former pro boxer of Romani origin best known for winning the European Middleweight title. Career Cardamone, a southpaw, started his career in 1989 and won the Italian title against Silvio ...

(b. 1965), boxer * Giuseppe De Falco (1908-1955), politician *

Lionello De Felice Lionello De Felice (9 September 1916 – 14 December 1989) was an Italian screenwriter and film director. Life and career Born in Montoro Inferiore, De Felice was the son of a lawyer and a Baroness. After spending several years in Naples, he m ...

(1916-1989), film director

References

External links

Official website

Montoro on comuni-italiani.it

Montoro on tuttaitalia.it
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