Montecorvino Rovella

Montecorvino Rovella (Campanian: Ruella) is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-west Italy.

Montecorvino Rovella
Comune
Comune di Montecorvino Rovella
Coat of arms
Montecorvino Rovella within the
Province of Salerno and Campania
Location of Montecorvino Rovella
Montecorvino Rovella
Location of Montecorvino Rovella in Italy
Montecorvino Rovella
Montecorvino Rovella (Campania)
Coordinates: 40°41′45.3″N 14°58′31.6″E
CountryItaly
RegionCampania
ProvinceSalerno (SA)
FrazioniChiarelli, Cornea, Ferrari, Gauro, Macchia, Marangi, Martorano, Molenadi (Sant'Eustachio), Nuvola, Occiano, San Lazzaro, San Martino, Votraci
Government
 • MayorMartino D'Onofrio
Area
 • Total42.16 km2 (16.28 sq mi)
Elevation
220 m (720 ft)
Population
 (30 November 2017)[2]
 • Total12,677
 • Density300/km2 (780/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Montecorvinesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
84096 (communal seat), 84090 (frazioni)
Dialing code089
Patron saintSts. Peter and Paul
Saint day29 June
WebsiteOfficial website

History

In 269 BC the Romans defeated the Picentes from the Adriatic Coast and founded a colony transplanting them forcedly in Campania, in the town of Picenza. After a rebellion in 89 BC, and the subsequent Roman victory, the Picentini survivors were forced to not rebuild a single town, but a series of villages, easily controllable in case of further riots. One of them was Montecorvino (Mons Corvinus).[3] Until 1820 it included the village of Pugliano and, until 1990, the frazione of Bellizzi.

In 1970, an early medieval church of Sant-Ambrogio, dating to the ninth century, was rediscovered. It is currently being studied by a project based in the Universities of Birmingham (UK) and Salerno (Italy) [4]

Geography

Montecorvino is a hilltown surrounded by the Picentini mountain range, included into the Monti Picentini Regional Park. It borders with the municipalities of Acerno, Battipaglia, Bellizzi, Giffoni Valle Piana, Montecorvino Pugliano and Olevano sul Tusciano.[5]

Transport

The town is served by the state highway SS 164 and by several provincial roads. Nearest motorway exit (12 km south) is "Montecorvino Pugliano" on the A2. Nearest railway station (11 km south) is "Montecorvino-Bellizzi", originally named only "Montecorvino Rovella", located in the town and former frazione of Bellizzi. Montecorvino is also 15 km north of Salerno-Pontecagnano Airport.

People
  • John of Montecorvino (1247-1328), Franciscan missionary
  • Luca Gaurico (1475-1558), astrologer, AKUMA É LIastronomer and mathematician
  • Robert Picardo (b. 1953), American actor and singer with Italian heritage, with his father's family originating from Montecorvino and his mother's parents originally from Bomba, in Abruzzo.[6][7]

See also

References
  1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. (in Italian) Source: Istat 2017
  3. (in Italian) History of Montecorvino Rovella Archived 2014-02-03 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Project website
  5. 40662 Montecorvino Rovella on OpenStreetMap
  6. "Robert Picardo ("The Doctor" - VOY)". Archived from the original on July 9, 2010. Retrieved April 5, 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  7. (in Italian) Robert Picardo visits his ancestors in Montecorvino Archived 2016-04-17 at the Wayback Machine



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