Prignano Cilento

Prignano Cilento
Comune
Comune di Prignano Cilento

Coat of arms

Prignano Cilento within the Province of Salerno
Prignano Cilento
Location of Prignano Cilento in Italy
Coordinates: 40°20′N 15°04′E / 40.333°N 15.067°E / 40.333; 15.067Coordinates: 40°20′N 15°04′E / 40.333°N 15.067°E / 40.333; 15.067
Country Italy
Region Campania
Province Salerno (SA)
Frazioni Melito, San Giuliano
Government
 • Mayor Giovanni Cantalupo
Area
 • Total 11 km2 (4 sq mi)
Elevation 415 m (1,362 ft)
Population (2017)[1]
 • Total 1,035
 • Density 94/km2 (240/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Prignanesi
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 84060
Dialing code 0974
Patron saint St. Nicholas of Bari
Saint day December 6
Website Official website

Prignano Cilento is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. As of 2017 its population was of 1,035.[1]

Geography

Location

Prignano is located in northern Cilento and borders with the municipalities of Agropoli (10 km west), Cicerale, Ogliastro Cilento (4 km north), Perito, Rutino and Torchiara.[2] In the eastern edge of its territory is located the Alento River dam and reservoir, shared with Perito and Cicerale municipal territories.[3][4]

Frazioni

It counts the hamlets of (frazioni) Melito and San Giuliano; and the rural localities of Acquabona, Alento, Selva and Serre. Until the end of the 16th century, it existed another hamlet named Poglisi (or Puglisi).[5]

  • Melito lies under the hill where Prignano (1 km far) is located. It is a rural medieval village and its main sights are the Tower Volpe, the Old Fountain and St. Catherine's Chapel.[6][7]
  • San Giuliano is urbanistically contiguous to Prignano and is nowadays considered a quarter of it. Anciently known as Taverna, it was a post house, and its main sight is St. Julian's Chapel.[6]

Main sights

Notable churches in the town are San Nicola di Bari, Santa Caterina, San Cosmo e Damiano, Sant'Antonio and San Biagio (originally the church of San Giuliano). There are 4 private antique chapels in the town. There was an Italo-Greek monastery, Santa Sofia, in the locality of Serre.[6]

Transport

The town is crossed in the middle by the state highway SS18, and is served by the SS18 Var highway, linking Salerno to Sapri (via Battipaglia, Agropoli and Vallo della Lucania), at the homonym exit. Nearest railway stations are Torchiara and Agropoli-Castellabate, both on the Southern Tyrrhenian railway.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 (in Italian) Source: Istat 2017
  2. ↑ 40433 Prignano Cilento on OpenStreetMap
  3. ↑ 40395 Perito on OpenStreetMap
  4. ↑ 40448 Cicerale on OpenStreetMap
  5. ↑ (in Italian) Some info about Prignano and its frazioni (webcilento.com)
  6. 1 2 3 (in Italian) The churches of Prignano Cilento (municipal website)
  7. ↑ (in Italian) The Torre Volpe of Meltio (municipal website)
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