Montecorice

Montecorice
Comune
Comune di Montecorice
Montecorice within the Province of Salerno Montecorice within the Province of Salerno
Montecorice Location of Montecorice in Italy
Coordinates:
Country	Italy
Region	Campania
Province / Metropolitan city	Salerno (SA)
Frazioni	Agnone Cilento, Case del Conte, Cosentini, Fornelli, Giungatelle, Ortodonico, Zoppi
Government
• Mayor	Pierpaolo Piccirilli (since 2012)
Area
• Total	22.13 km2 (8.54 sq mi)
Elevation	90 m (300 ft)
Population (31 December 2011)
• Total	2,545
• Density	120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Montecoricesi
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	84060
Dialing code	0974
Website	Official website

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 existed as early as the 10th century.

Geography

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.

Economy

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.

Demographics

See also

• Cilentan Coast
• Cilentan dialect
• Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park

External links

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