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San Mauro Cilento
Comune
Comune di San Mauro Cilento
St. Maurus church in Casalsottano
San Mauro Cilento within the Province of Salerno
Location of San Mauro Cilento
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Coordinates: 40°13′35.98″N 15°02′44.02″E / 40.2266611°N 15.0455611°E / 40.2266611; 15.0455611 Coordinates: 40°13′35.98″N 15°02′44.02″E / 40.2266611°N 15.0455611°E / 40.2266611; 15.0455611
Country	Italy
Region	Campania
Province	Salerno (SA)
Frazioni	Casalsottano, Mezzatorre
Government
• Mayor	Commissar
Area
• Total	15.28 km (5.90 sq mi)
Elevation	560 m (1,840 ft)
Population  (31 August 2015)
• Total	893
• Density	58/km (150/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Sanmauresi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	84070
Dialing code	0974
Patron saint	Saint Maurus
Saint day	July 11
Website	Official website

San Mauro Cilento is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.

History

The town was first mentioned in 1130. Its secondary toponym, Casalsoprano (or Casal Soprano, i. e. Upper Farmhouse), is closely related to the one of the nearby and lower village of Casalsottano (i.e. Lover Farmhouse).

Geography

San Mauro is a hillside town located in central Cilento, below the Stella 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, spans to the coast and borders with Montecorice, Pollica, Serramezzana and Sessa Cilento.

Its hamlets (frazioni) are the villages of Casalsottano and Mezzatorre.

Culture

The town includes two little museums: the Eleousa, that includes an archive and a library, and the Parish Museum of San Mauro.

One of the most prominent cultural events is Settembre ai Fichi (i.e. "September to the Figs"), a sagra that is held every year from the end of August to the beginnings of September.

See also

• Cilentan Coast
• Cilentan dialect

• Official website (in Italian)
• San Mauro Cilento on comuni-italiani.it (in Italian)