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Comune in Campania, Italy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Montecorice is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.
Montecorice | |
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Comune di Montecorice | |
Coordinates: 40°14′3″N 14°59′2″E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Campania |
Province | Salerno (SA) |
Frazioni | Agnone Cilento, Case del Conte, Cosentini, Fornelli, Giungatelle, Ortodonico, Zoppi |
Government | |
• Mayor | Pierpaolo Piccirilli[1] (since 2012) |
Area | |
• Total | 22.13 km2 (8.54 sq mi) |
Elevation | 90 m (300 ft) |
Population (31 December 2011)[3] | |
• Total | 2,545 |
• Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
Demonym | Montecoricesi |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 84060 |
Dialing code | 0974 |
Website | Official website |
Montecorice likely originated as a small village around the monastery of Sant'Arcangelo, which existed as early as the 10th century.
The municipality is situated in the middle of Cilento region, bordering with the municipalities of Castellabate, Perdifumo, San Mauro Cilento and Serramezzana. The village is situated in a hilly area only 3 km from the coast.
It counts 7 hamlets (frazioni): Agnone Cilento, Case del Conte, Cosentini, Fornelli, Giungatelle, Ortodonico and Zoppi.
The economy is mostly based on agriculture (olives, figs, wine grape, fruit), animal husbandry and fishing. Summer tourism is developed in Agnone and its neighborhood.
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