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Castel San Giorgio
Comune
Comune di Castel San Giorgio
The ruins of Monte Castello
Castel San Giorgio within the Province of Salerno
Location of Castel San Giorgio
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Coordinates: 40°47′N 14°42′E / 40.783°N 14.700°E / 40.783; 14.700
Country	Italy
Region	Campania
Province	Salerno (SA)
Frazioni	Aiello, Campomanfoli, Castelluccio, Cortedomini, Fimiani, Lanzara, Santa Croce, Santa Maria a Favore, Taverna-Casalnuovo, Torello, Trivio Codola
Government
• Mayor	Paola Lanzara
Area
• Total	13 km (5 sq mi)
Elevation	90 m (300 ft)
Population
• Total	13,411
Demonym	Sangiorgesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	84083
Dialing code	081
Patron saint	St. Roch
Saint day	16 August
Website	Official website

Castel San Giorgio (Campanian: Sangiorge) is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. In 2011, it had a population of 13,411.

History

The town, founded in 1810 and located near the site of the ancient Nuceria Alfaterna, was originally named San Giorgio, until 1861.

Geography

The municipality borders with Mercato San Severino, Nocera Inferiore, Roccapiemonte, Sarno and Siano.

It counts eleven hamlets (frazioni): Aiello, Campomanfoli, Castelluccio, Cortedomini, Fimiani, Lanzara (the most populated one), Santa Croce, Santa Maria a Favore, Taverna-Casalnuovo, Torello and Trivio Codola (also named Codola).

Demographics

Transport

The municipality has 3 train stations (Castel San Giorgio-Roccapiemonte, Lanzara-Fimiani and Codola), on the line Mercato San Severino-Nocera Inferiore/Sarno. It is also served by the motorway A30 Salerno-Caserta, at the exit "Castel San Giorgio".

Twin towns

• Mella, Cuba
• Šmartno pri Litiji, Slovenia

References

1. ^ (in Italian) Source: Istat 2011
2. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
3. "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
4. ^ 40756 (x j a h) Castel San Giorgio on OpenStreetMap
5. (in Italian) The hamlets of Castel San Giorgio (in the municipal website) Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine

External links

Media related to Castel San Giorgio at Wikimedia Commons

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