Montecorice

Montecorice is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.

Montecorice
Comune
Comune di Montecorice
Coat of arms
Montecorice within the Province of Salerno
Location of Montecorice
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Coordinates: 40°14′3″N 14°59′2″E
Country	Italy
Region	Campania
Province	Salerno (SA)
Frazioni	Agnone Cilento, Case del Conte, Cosentini, Fornelli, Giungatelle, Ortodonico, Zoppi
Government
• Mayor	Pierpaolo Piccirilli[1] (since 2012)
Area [2]
• Total	22.13 km2 (8.54 sq mi)
Elevation	90 m (300 ft)
Population  (31 December 2011)[3]
• Total	2,545
• Density	120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Demonym	Montecoricesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	84060
Dialing code	0974
Website	Official website

History

Montecorice likely originated as a small village around the monastery of Sant'Arcangelo, which existed as early as the 10th century.

Geography

The municipality is situated in the middle of Cilento region, bordering with the municipalities of Castellabate, Perdifumo, San Mauro Cilento and Serramezzana. The village is situated in a hilly area only 3 km from the coast.

It counts 7 hamlets (frazioni): Agnone Cilento, Case del Conte, Cosentini, Fornelli, Giungatelle, Ortodonico and Zoppi.

Economy

The economy is mostly based on agriculture (olives, figs, wine grape, fruit), animal husbandry and fishing. Summer tourism is developed in Agnone and its neighborhood.

Demographics

See also

• Cilentan Coast
• Cilentan dialect
• Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park