Roccadaspide
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Roccadaspide | |
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| Comune di Roccadaspide | |
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 Roccadaspide within the Province of Salerno | |
Location of Roccadaspide  | |
  Roccadaspide Location of Roccadaspide in Italy  Roccadaspide Roccadaspide (Campania) | |
| Coordinates: 40°26′N 15°11′E / 40.433°N 15.183°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Campania |
| Province | Salerno (SA) |
| Frazioni | Carretiello, Cavalli, Doglie, Ecoli, Fonte, Serra, Seude, Tempalta |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gabriele Iuliano |
| Area | |
| • Total | 64.16 km2 (24.77 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 340 m (1,120 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2013)[2] | |
| • Total | 7,289 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Rocchesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 84069 |
| Dialing code | 0828 |
| Patron saint | St. Symphorosa |
| Saint day | 18 July |
| Website | Official website |
Roccadaspide (Campanian: A Rocca) is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.
History
[edit]The first settlements in the area are traced back to the Greek and Etruscan civilizations.
Geography
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The town is located in the north-west side of Cilento, not too far from Paestum and in the Calore River Valley.
Culture
[edit]On Novembre 2022, the Mayor Gabriele Iuliano and the founder of Empathism, Menotti Lerro, announced to have signed a protocol agreement to affix on the wall of "Crescella Square" the Cultural Pyramid of Cilento. In addition, the Mayor offered an official Seat to the Movement to organize its events.[3] In 2024 Menotti Lerro appointed the Mayor Gabriele Iuliano, together with other politicians, as "Custode della Piramide" (In English: "Guardian of the Pyramid").[4][5]
For wish of the mayor Gabriele Iuliano, in a room dedicated in Crescella Square it is possibile to visit the permanent exhibition of the 30 hand made, painted and written with poetry and aphorisms[6] by Menotti Lerro, named "Ritagli" previously exposed in Berlin, Florence, Milan, Salerno[6] and Vallo Della Lucania.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ Pazzanese, Alessandra (November 15, 2022). "Inaugurata la sede del Centro Contemporaneo delle Arti a Roccadaspide".
- ^ "Orria, Menotti Lerro incontra i maggiori custodi della 'Piramide Culturale del Cilento'". StileTV.
- ^ In:The Empathic Movement, edited by Menotti Lerro, Cambridge Scholars Publishing 2023, p.2
- ^ a b "- 2021". soprintendenzabapsalerno.beniculturali.it. December 19, 2023.
- ^ "Comune di Roccadaspide". www.comune.roccadaspide.sa.it.
External links
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- Official website (in Italian)
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