Montecorice
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Montecorice is a town and comune
in the province of Salerno
in the Campania
region of south-western Italy
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Montecorice likely originated as a small village around the monastery of Sant'Arcangelo, which existed as early as the 10th century. 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.
region, bordering with the municipalities of Castellabate
, Perdifumo
, San Mauro Cilento
, Serramezzana
. The village is situated in a hill zone far from the coast only 3 km.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
in the province of Salerno
Province of Salerno
The Province of Salerno is a province in the Campania region of Italy.-Geography:The largest towns in the province are: Salerno, the capital, which has a population of 139,579; Cava de' Tirreni with a population of 53,488; Battipaglia with a population of 51,115; and Nocera Inferiore which has a...
in the Campania
Campania
Campania is a region in southern Italy. The region has a population of around 5.8 million people, making it the second-most-populous region of Italy; its total area of 13,590 km² makes it the most densely populated region in the country...
region of south-western Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
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Montecorice likely originated as a small village around the monastery of Sant'Arcangelo, which existed as early as the 10th century. 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.
Geography
The municipality is situated in the middle of CilentoCilento
Cilento is an Italian geographical region of Campania in the central and southern part of the Province of Salerno and an important tourist area of southern Italy.-Geography:...
region, bordering with the municipalities of Castellabate
Castellabate
Castellabate is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.-History:The are was inhabited since Upper Palaeolithic times...
, Perdifumo
Perdifumo
Perdifumo is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy....
, San Mauro Cilento
San Mauro Cilento
San Mauro Cilento is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy....
, Serramezzana
Serramezzana
Serramezzana is a town and comune in the province of Salerno inthe Campania region of south-western Italy....
. The village is situated in a hill zone far from the coast only 3 km.
See also
- CilentoCilentoCilento is an Italian geographical region of Campania in the central and southern part of the Province of Salerno and an important tourist area of southern Italy.-Geography:...
- Cilentan CoastCilentan CoastThe Cilento Coast is an Italian stretch of coastline of Cilento, on the southern side of the Province of Salerno...