Montecorvino Pugliano

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.

Montecorvino Pugliano
Comune
Comune di Montecorvino Pugliano
View of Pugliano.
Coat of arms
Montecorvino Pugliano within the
Province of Salerno and Campania
Location of Montecorvino Pugliano
Montecorvino Pugliano
Location of Montecorvino Pugliano in Italy
Montecorvino Pugliano
Montecorvino Pugliano (Campania)
Coordinates: 40°41′N 14°57′E
CountryItaly
RegionCampania
ProvinceSalerno (SA)
FrazioniBivio Pratole, Pagliarone, Pugliano, Santa Tecla, San Vito, Torello
Government
 • MayorAlessandro Chiola (vice-mayor)
Area
 • Total28.88 km2 (11.15 sq mi)
Elevation
42 m (138 ft)
Population
 (30 November 2017[2])[3]
 • Total10,850
 • Density380/km2 (970/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Puglianesi, Santateclesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
84090
Dialing code089
Patron saintSt. Bernardino of Siena
Saint day20 May
WebsiteOfficial website

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 (40.66412°N 14.91956°E / 40.66412; 14.91956) with a spring of sulphurous water.[4]

References
  1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. Data from Istat
  3. "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  4. (in Italian) Article about the decay of the ancient Thermae



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