Magliano Vetere 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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. As of 2011 its population was 739.

History

The town, anciently named ''Malleanum'' or ''Mallianum'', was first mentioned in a document of the 9th century. It was a

Norman Norman or Normans may refer to: Ethnic and cultural identity * The Normans, a people partly descended from Norse Vikings who settled in the territory of Normandy in France in the 10th and 11th centuries ** People or things connected with the Norm ...

''state'' (internal subdivision of a baronial circumdary) that included Capizzo,

Stio Stio is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. As of 2016, its population was 872. History The village was founded in the beginnings of the 11th century. The origin of the name is debated, ...

and Gorga. Heavily damaged in a fire in 1669, Magliano was rebuilt over a nearby hill, site of an ancient

Goth A Goth is a member of the Goths, a group of East Germanic tribes. Two major political entities of the Goths were: *Visigoths, prominent in Spanish history *Ostrogoths, prominent in Italian history Goth or Goths may also refer to: * Goth (surname) ...

castle, with the name of

Magliano Nuovo Magliano Nuovo is a southern Italian village and hamlet (''frazione'') of Magliano Vetere, a municipality in the province of Salerno, Campania. As of 2011, its population was 334. History The village was the site of an ancient Goth castle, built ...

("New Magliano"). Some years later, the original site was rebuilt with the name of Magliano Vetere ("Old Magliano").

Geography

Magliano Vetere is located in a hill area in the middle of the Cilento, above the Alento river valley and close to the gorges of

Calore Lucano The Calore Lucano (or ''Calore Salernitano'') is a river in Campania, southern Italy, whose course is entirely included in the province of Salerno, within Cilento, for a total of about . It is an important left tributary of the Sele. In ancient ...

. It borders with the municipalities of

Felitto Felitto is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-west Italy. It is famous for ''fusilli'', a kind of handmade pasta, and the annual ''Fusillo'' festival. History The town was founded at the beginning o ...

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 landsca ...

Monteforte Cilento Monteforte Cilento is a town and ''comune'' of the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-west Italy. History Monteforte was originally a Roman ''castrum'', which expanded in the High Middle Ages after immigration due to the Saracen ...

Orria Orria is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of South-western Italy. As of 2011, its population was of 1161. History The origins of town, around the 6th century, are uncertain, and possibly related to the destr ...

and

. The municipality has two hamlets (''

frazioni 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 ...

''), Capizzo and

References

External links

Official website

Magliano Vetere on tuttocitta.it
Cities and towns in Campania Localities of Cilento {{Campania-geo-stub

History

Geography

See also

References

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