Ostigliano

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]

Not to be confused with Ostiglia.
Ostigliano
Frazione
Ostigliano
Location of Ostigliano in Italy
Coordinates: 40°18′53.3″N 15°08′37.4″E
Country Italy
Region Campania
ProvinceSalerno (SA)
ComunePerito
Elevation
465 m (1,526 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total431
Demonym(s)Ostiglianesi
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

History

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

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.

  • St. John the Baptist Church
  • A cannon in the central square
  • An old bridge near the village
  • An old farmhouse near the village
gollark: How much storage will this person actually *need*?
gollark: Oh, so it already has an HDD which can be replaced? I don't see why you couldn't just swap it out for a ~240GB one.
gollark: Is it one of those not-very-good ones which uses some eMMC?
gollark: (if it doesn't have one already)
gollark: <@306998505862594569> Some sort of light Linux distro. Also try getting an SSD for it - that is a real usability improvement.

See also

References
  1. (in Italian) Info on italia.indettaglio.it
  2. (in Italian) Ostigliano on tuttocitta.it
  3. History of Perito and Ostigliano
  4. 1175386273 Ostigliano on OpenStreetMap

Media related to Ostigliano at Wikimedia Commons

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.