Stio
Stio
Comune in Campania, Italy
Stio is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. As of 2016, its population was 872.[2]
Stio | |
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Comune di Stio | |
Coordinates: 40°18′35.32″N 15°15′7.21″E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Campania |
Province | Salerno (SA) |
Frazioni | Gorga |
Government | |
• Mayor | Giancarlo Trotta |
Area | |
• Total | 24 km2 (9 sq mi) |
Elevation | 675 m (2,215 ft) |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 872 |
• Density | 36/km2 (94/sq mi) |
Demonym | Stiesi |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 84075 |
Dialing code | 0974 |
ISTAT code | 065145 |
Patron saint | St. Paschal Baylon |
Saint day | 17 May |
Website | Official website |
The village was founded in the beginnings of the 11th century. The origin of the name is debated, and it has been supposed it could derive from the Latin word Ostium ("entrance"), or others.[3]
Located in the middle of Cilento, and part of its national park, Stio is a hilltown near the springs of Alento river and the forest area of Pruno. The municipality borders with Campora, Gioi, Laurino, Magliano Vetere and Orria.[4] It counts a single hamlet (frazione), that is the village of Gorga, 3 km far from it and with a population of 160.[5]
The town is composed by the medieval old town and spans, along the national highway SR 488, with two more recent areas: Via Amendola in the west, and Via Mazzini in the east. The upper area, named Piano del Rosario and composed by some scattered houses surrounded by a forest, is located above the village of Gorga.
- Raffaele Lettieri (1881–1957), politician and academic, born in Gorga[8]
- Antonino Maria Stromillo (1786–1858), Catholic bishop, first one of the Diocese of Caltanissetta, born in Gorga[9]
- "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- (in Italian) Gorga on italia.indettaglio.it
- (in Italian) Churches of Stio
- (in Italian) Valle dei Mulini on parks.it
- (in Italian) Stio official website
- (in Italian) Stio Tipica: history, sights, traditions