Montecorvino Pugliano
| Montecorvino Pugliano | ||
|---|---|---|
| Comune | ||
| Comune di Montecorvino Pugliano | ||
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View of Pugliano. | ||
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 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 | ||
| Country | Italy | |
| Region | Campania | |
| Province / Metropolitan city | Salerno (SA) | |
| Frazioni | Bivio Pratole, Pagliarone, Pugliano, Santa Tecla, San Vito, Torello | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Domenico Di Giorgio | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 28.72 km2 (11.09 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 42 m (138 ft) | |
| Population (1 December 2009[1]) | ||
| • Total | 9,888 | |
| • Density | 340/km2 (890/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Puglianesi, Santateclesi | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| 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 and no one of the populated places 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 located some ancient Roman Thermae (40°39′51″N 14°55′10″E / 40.66412°N 14.91956°E) with a spring of sulphurous water.[2]
References
- ↑ Data from Istat
- ↑ (Italian) Article about the decay of the ancient Thermae
External links
Media related to Montecorvino Pugliano at Wikimedia Commons