San Mauro Cilento is a town and ''

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'' 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 ...

in the

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region of south-western

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History

The town was first mentioned in 1130. Its secondary toponym, Casalsoprano (or Casal Soprano, i. e. ''Upper Farmhouse''),See wiktionary:en:casale is closely related to that of the nearby and lower village of

Casalsottano Casalsottano, also spelled Casal Sottano, is a southern Italian village and hamlet (''frazione'') of San Mauro Cilento, a municipality in the Province of Salerno, Campania. In 2011 it had a population of 397. History The village was formed in the ...

(i.e. ''Lower Farmhouse''). In 1453, after the fall of Constantinople, the wealthy family of the Mazza fled the city and contributed to the construction and continued development of San Mauro Cilento.

Geography

San Mauro is a hillside town located in central

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. ...

, below the

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mountain (1,131 amsl). It is divided into the quarters of Ratto, Serra, Sorrentini and Vallongella. Its municipal territory, part of the

Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park Cilento, Vallo di Diano and Alburni National Park (Italian language, Italian ''Parco Nazionale del Cilento, Vallo di Diano e Alburni'') is an List of National Parks of Italy, Italian national park in the Province of Salerno, in Campania in southe ...

, spans to the coast and borders with

Montecorice Montecorice is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. History Montecorice likely originated as a small village around the monastery of Sant'Arcangelo, which existed as early as the 10th ce ...

Pollica Pollica (Neapolitan language, Campanian: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. Located 94 km from Salerno, the town rises to an elevation 370 meters from sea level. History The ...

Serramezzana Serramezzana is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. Geography Serramezzana is located in Cilento and borders with Montecorice, Perdifumo, San Mauro Cilento and Sessa Cilento. The municip ...

and

Sessa Cilento Sessa Cilento (from Greek language, Greek ''Σύεσσα'' - ''Syessa'') is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. Geography Sessa Cilento is located in Cilento and in its Parco Nazionale de ...

. Its hamlets (''

frazioni A ''frazione'' (: ''frazioni'') 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 consolidat ...

'') are the villages of

and Mezzatorre.

Culture

The town includes two little museums: the Eleousa, that includes an

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and a

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, and the Parish Museum of San Mauro. One of the most prominent cultural events is ''Settembre ai Fichi'' (i.e. "September to the

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"), a '' sagra'' that is held every year from the end of August to the beginnings of September.Settembre ai Fichi on the municipal website
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References

External links

Official website

San Mauro Cilento on comuni-italiani.it
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History

Geography

Culture

See also

References

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