monteforte, cilento, town, comune, province, salerno, campania, region, south, west, italy, comunecomune, coat, arms, within, province, salernolocation, location, italyshow, italy, campania, show, campaniacoordinates, 3640611, 1946194, 3640611, 1946194countryi. Monteforte Cilento is a town and comune of the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south west Italy Monteforte CilentoComuneComune di Monteforte CilentoCoat of armsMonteforte Cilento within the Province of SalernoLocation of Monteforte CilentoMonteforte CilentoLocation of Monteforte Cilento in ItalyShow map of ItalyMonteforte CilentoMonteforte Cilento Campania Show map of CampaniaCoordinates 40 21 50 62 N 15 11 40 63 E 40 3640611 N 15 1946194 E 40 3640611 15 1946194CountryItalyRegionCampaniaProvinceSalerno SA Government MayorBernardo MottolaArea 1 Total22 17 km2 8 56 sq mi Elevation600 m 2 000 ft Population 28 February 2017 2 Total546 Density25 km2 64 sq mi DemonymMontefortesiTime zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST Postal code84060Dialing code0974Patron saintSt Donatus of ArezzoSaint dayAugust 7WebsiteOfficial website Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditMonteforte was originally a Roman castrum which expanded in the High Middle Ages after immigration due to the Saracen incursions It was one of the centers of the Moti del Cilento in 1828 Geography EditMonteforte is a hill town located in northern Cilento below Chianello mountain 1 319 m and above the valley of Alento river It lies on the provincial highway between Trentinara and Capizzo a frazione of Magliano Vetere The municipality borders with the municipalities of Cicerale Felitto Magliano Vetere Orria Perito Roccadaspide and Trentinara See also EditCilentan dialect Cilento and Vallo di Diano National ParkReferences Edit Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011 Italian National Institute of Statistics Retrieved 16 March 2019 in Italian Source Istat 2011External links Edit Media related to Monteforte Cilento at Wikimedia Commons This Campanian location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Monteforte Cilento amp oldid 1097932867, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,