Gorga,Gorga on viveresalerno.it
also known as Gorga Cilento, is a southern

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village and the only hamlet (''

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'') of

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, ...

, a municipality in 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 ...

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 ...

. As of 2016, its population was 160.

History

The village was originally settled in the 12th century by

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, and grew as a village during the

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. Part of

Magliano Vetere Magliano Vetere is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. As of 2011 its population was 739. History The town, anciently named ''Malleanum'' or ''Mallianum'', was first mentioned in a docum ...

as a '' casale'', it was aggregated to the municipality of Stio in early 19th century.

Geography

Located in the middle of

Cilento Cilento () is an Italian mountain range (part of the Lucan Apennines), which gives its name to a geographical region of Campania in the central and southern part of the province of Salerno. Is an important tourist area of southern Italy. ...

and transcluded into its national park, Gorga is a hill village that spans below Le Corne mountain, next to the source of the river Alento, and 3 km north of

. It is 4 km far from Magliano Nuovo, 6 from

, 8 from

Piano Vetrale Piano Vetrale,Territory and history of Orria

,
Gioi Gioi is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. As of 2011, its population was 1,339. History The comune of Gioi has a history that dates back well over 1000 years. The first permanent inha ...
and
Campora Campora is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno, Campania (southern Italy). It is located in the territory of Cilento and as of 2009 its population was 810.Vallo della Lucania Vallo della Lucania (commonly known simply as ''Vallo'') is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. It lies in the middle of Cilento and its population is 8,680. History A settlement calle ...
.

Main sights
The principal sights of Gorga are the ruins of the church Grancia di San Lucido (12th century), the central church of St. Januarius; and the Chapel of Our Lady of the Health (''Madonna della Sanità'', 16th century), situated in the locality of Oliceta.

Personalities
*Raffaele Lettieri (1881–1957), politician and academic *Antonino Maria Stromillo (1786–1858), Catholic bishop, first one of the
Diocese of Caltanissetta The Diocese of Caltanissetta () is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Sicily, It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Agrigento. History Caltanissetta once belonged to the diocese of Girgenti, but was created an episcopal see by ...
See :it:Antonino Maria Stromillo

See also
*
Cilentan dialect The Cilentan dialect (endonym: or ; ), also known as Cilento dialect, is a Neapolitan dialect spoken in the area of Cilento, located in the southern part of the Province of Salerno, Campania, Italy. Influences It has been influenced, especia ...

References

External links
{{authority control Frazioni of the Province of Salerno Localities of Cilento