Montoro, Campania

Montoro
Montoro
Comune
	Comune di Montoro
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	Coordinates: 40°49′18.1″N 14°45′35.9″E / 40.821694°N 14.759972°E
Country	Italy
Region	Campania
Province	Avellino (AV)
Frazioni	Aterrana, Banzano, Borgo, Caliano, Chiusa, Figlioli, Misciano, Piano (municipal seat), Piazza di Pandola, Preturo, San Bartolomeo, San Felice, San Pietro, Sant'Eustachio, Torchiati
Government
• Mayor	Mario Bianchino
Area
• Total	40.14 km2 (15.50 sq mi)
Elevation	190 m (620 ft)
Population (30 November 2017)
• Total	19,776
• Density	490/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Demonym	Montoresi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	83025
Dialing code	0825
Patron saint	St. Nicholas of Tolentino
Saint day	10 September
Website	Official website

Montoro (Neapolitan: Muntuorë; Montorese: Montorë) is an Italian comune (municipality) of the province of Avellino, Campania. The municipal seat is in the town of Piano.

History

Following a referendum, the municipality was officially created on 3 December 2013, after the merging of Montoro Inferiore and Montoro Superiore.^[2] In 2015, it gains the town status thanks to a presidential decree signed by Sergio Mattarella.^[3]

Geography

The municipality is located in the southwestern area of its province, at the borders with the Province of Salerno. It borders with the municipalities of Bracigliano, Calvanico, Contrada, Fisciano, Forino, Mercato San Severino and Solofra.^[4]

Transport

The municipality is served by 3 railway stations on the Benevento-Avellino-Salerno line: Montoro-Forino (located in Piano), Borgo, and Montoro Superiore (located between Torchiati and Banzano).

It counts two exits on the RA2 motorway Salerno-Avellino: "Montoro Sud", formerly named "Montoro Inferiore", is located near Piazza di Pandola. "Montoro Nord", formerly "Montoro Superiore", is located near Torchiati.

People

Agostino Cardamone (b. 1965), boxer
Giuseppe De Falco (1908-1955), politician
Lionello De Felice (1916-1989), film director

References

^ (in Italian) Source: Istat 2015
^ (in Italian) Italian Regional Law no. 16, 11 November 2013
^ (in Italian) Montoro became a town, the sign of Mattarella
^ 40789 (x a j h) Montoro on OpenStreetMap

External links

Official website (in Italian)
Montoro on comuni-italiani.it (in Italian)
Montoro on tuttaitalia.it (in Italian)

[istat2015-1] (in Italian) Source: Istat 2015

[2] (in Italian) Italian Regional Law no. 16, 11 November 2013

[3] (in Italian) Montoro became a town, the sign of Mattarella

[4] 40789 (x a j h) Montoro on OpenStreetMap

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