Montano Antilia

Comune in Campania, Italy

Coat of arms

Montano Antilia within the Province of Salerno

Location of Montano Antilia

40°10′N 15°22′E / 40.167°N 15.367°E / 40.167; 15.367CountryItalyRegionCampaniaProvinceSalerno (SA)FrazioniAbatemarco, MassicelleGovernment

• MayorAnna TrivelliArea

^[1]

• Total33.44 km² (12.91 sq mi)Elevation

700 m (2,300 ft)Population

(30 November 2017^[2])^[3]

• Total2,026 • Density61/km² (160/sq mi)DemonymAntilianiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

84060

Dialing code0974Patron saintSt. SebastianSaint day20 JanuaryWebsiteOfficial website

Montano Antilia is a town and comune of the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-west Italy.

History

Originally known as "Montagna" and after "Montana", it was founded on the ruins of an Ancient Greek settlement.^[4] It was a casale (i.e. farmstead) belonging to Cuccaro Vetere, first mentioned in a population census of the 16th century.

Geography

Montano Antilia is located in southern Cilento, is part of its national park and borders with the municipalities of Celle di Bulgheria, Centola, Futani, Laurito, Novi Velia, Rofrano and San Mauro la Bruca.^[5] Its hamlets (frazioni) are the villages of Abatemarco (pop.: 309)^[6] and Massicelle (pop.: 529).^[7]

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ (in Italian) Source: Istat 2010
^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ (in Italian) History of Montano Antilia (municipal website)
^ 40298 (x a j h) Montano Antilia on OpenStreetMap
^ (in Italian) Abatemarco on italia.indettaglio.it
^ (in Italian) Massicelle on italia.indettaglio.it (includes the quarter of Centopelli)