Camerota
History
Its toponym could come from the Greek word "καμαρὸτος" (kamaròtos), meaning curved; or from the Latin word "camurus", with the same meaning.
Geography
Camerota is a hill town situated in the southern area of Cilento, 6 km north of the Cilentan Coast. The municipality borders with Celle di Bulgheria, Centola, Roccagloriosa and San Giovanni a Piro.
Frazioni
The municipality of Camerota (1,585 inh. in the chief town) has 3 hamlets ("frazioni"): Lentiscosa, Licusati and Marina di Camerota.
The municipality includes also several inhabited localities, mainly composed by few scattered houses. The localities are: Cala d'Arconte, Isca della Contessa, L'Assunta, Lido Mingardo (or Spiaggia Mingardo), Monte di Luna and Porto Infreschi.
See also
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ (in Italian) Source: Istat 2011
- ^ (in Italian) Info about the town of Camerota Archived 2017-02-05 at the Wayback Machine (municipal website)
- ^ 40223 Camerota on OpenStreetMap
- ^ (in Italian) Camerota municipal website: Licusati Archived 2017-02-05 at the Wayback Machine, Lentiscosa Archived 2017-02-06 at the Wayback Machine, Marina di Camerota Archived 2017-02-05 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Official website (in Italian)
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