Case del Conte, sometimes also spelled ''Casa del Conte'', is a southern 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

Montecorice Montecorice 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 History Montecorice likely originated as a small village around the monastery of Sant'Arcangelo, which ...

,Case del Conte on Montecorice municipal website
/ref> a municipality 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, Battipagl ...

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. As of 2009 its population was of 235.

History

The toponym means "Count's houses" in Italian, and refers to village's origins, linked to the

Count Count (feminine: countess) is a historical title of nobility in certain European countries, varying in relative status, generally of middling rank in the hierarchy of nobility. Pine, L. G. ''Titles: How the King Became His Majesty''. New Yor ...

s Matarazzo,Counts Matarazzo on geneall.net
/ref> owners of the original lodge and the surrounding rural area.

Geography

Case del Conte is located in northern

Cilento Cilento is an Italian geographical region of Campania in the central and southern part of the Province of Salerno and an important tourist area of southern Italy. Cilento is known as one of the centers of Mediterranean diet. Geography The co ...

, at the municipal borders of Castellabate, separated from its hamlet Ogliastro Marina (2 km far) by the

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river. It extends along the national highway SS 267, from the zone Pietà to Arena, in which is located the beach. The village is part of the

Cilentan Coast The Cilento Coast ( Italian: ''Costiera Cilentana'') is an Italian stretch of coastline in Cilento, on the southern side of the Province of Salerno. It is situated between the gulfs of Salerno and Policastro, extending from the municipalities ...

, by the

Tyrrhenian Sea The Tyrrhenian Sea (; it, Mar Tirreno , french: Mer Tyrrhénienne , sc, Mare Tirrenu, co, Mari Tirrenu, scn, Mari Tirrenu, nap, Mare Tirreno) is part of the Mediterranean Sea off the western coast of Italy. It is named for the Tyrrhenian pe ...

, and is 4 km far from

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and

, 7 from Santa Maria and Agnone, 8 from Castellabate, 11 from

Acciaroli Acciaroli is an Italian hamlet (''frazione''), the most populous in the ''comune'' of Pollica, Province of Salerno, in the Campania Region. Geography Acciaroli is a port on the Cilento coast on the Tyrrhenian Sea. The largest township in its ''c ...

and 18 from

Agropoli Agropoli is a town and ''comune'' located in the Cilento area of the province of Salerno, Campania, Italy. It is situated at the start of the Cilentan Coast, on the Tyrrhenian Sea. History Pre-medieval period The promontory on which Agropoli s ...

. It counts two hill localities, named Mainolfi (or Mainolfo) and Giungatelle, on the provincial road linking it to

Perdifumo Perdifumo ( Campanian: ) is a town and '' comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. References Cities and towns in Campania Localities of Cilento {{Campania-geo-stub ...

(9 km far).

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