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Ostigliano

Coordinates: 40°18′53.3″N 15°08′37.4″E / 40.314806°N 15.143722°E / 40.314806; 15.143722
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Ostigliano
Ostigliano is located in Italy
Ostigliano
Ostigliano
Location of Ostigliano in Italy
Coordinates: 40°18′53.3″N 15°08′37.4″E / 40.314806°N 15.143722°E / 40.314806; 15.143722
CountryItaly
Region Campania
ProvinceSalerno (SA)
ComunePerito
Elevation
465 m (1,526 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total431
DemonymOstiglianesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
84060[2]
Dialing code(+39) 0974[2]
Patron saintSt. John the Baptist
Saint day24 June

Ostigliano is a southern Italian village and the only hamlet (frazione) of Perito, a municipality in the province of Salerno, Campania. As of 2011, its population was 431.[1]

History

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The village, whose toponym comes from the Latin word Hostilius, was settled since the Middle Ages. Its main church, dedicated to John the Baptist, was built during the 16th century.[3]

Geography

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Located in central-northern Cilento and transcluded into its national park, Ostigliano spans above a hill, on a ridge between the valley and the reservoir of Alento river, and the nearby hilltown of Perito (6 km far).[4]

It is 7.7 km far from Piano Vetrale, 8 from Orria, 10 from Rutino, 14 from Cicerale, 19 from Agropoli; and 4 from the exit "Perito" of the national highway SS18/var.

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References

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