Montecorvino Pugliano

Montecorvino Pugliano
Comune
Comune di Montecorvino Pugliano
View of Pugliano.

Coat of arms

Montecorvino Pugliano within the
Province of Salerno and Campania
Montecorvino Pugliano
Location of Montecorvino Pugliano in Italy
Coordinates: 40°41′N 14°57′E / 40.683°N 14.950°E / 40.683; 14.950
Country Italy
Region Campania
Province Salerno (SA)
Frazioni Bivio Pratole, Pagliarone, Pugliano, Santa Tecla, San Vito, Torello
Government
 • Mayor Alessandro Chiola (vice-mayor)
Area
 • Total 28.88 km2 (11.15 sq mi)
Elevation 42 m (138 ft)
Population (30 November 2017[1])
 • Total 10,850
 • Density 380/km2 (970/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Puglianesi, Santateclesi
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 84090
Dialing code 089
Patron saint St. Bernardino of Siena
Saint day 20 May
Website Official website

Montecorvino Pugliano is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-west Italy. The communal seat is in Pugliano; no settlement in the municipality is called "Montecorvino", a toponym related to the nearby commune of Montecorvino Rovella.

Geography

Montecorvino borders with the municipalities of Bellizzi, Giffoni Valle Piana, Montecorvino Rovella and Pontecagnano Faiano.

It includes the frazioni of Pugliano (seat), Bivio Pratole, Pagliarone, Santa Tecla, San Vito and Torello.

Main sights

In south of Santa Tecla, near the road linking the village to Faiano, there are some ancient Roman thermae (40°39′51″N 14°55′10″E / 40.66412°N 14.91956°E / 40.66412; 14.91956) with a spring of sulphurous water.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Data from Istat
  2. ↑ (in Italian) Article about the decay of the ancient Thermae


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