Orria

Comune in Campania, Italy

Location of Orria

40°17′58.1″N 15°10′14.0″E / 40.299472°N 15.170556°E / 40.299472; 15.170556CountryItalyRegionCampaniaProvinceSalerno (SA)FrazioniCasino Lebano, Piano Vetrale^[1]Area

^[2]

• Total26.55 km² (10.25 sq mi)Elevation

540 m (1,770 ft)Population

(2011)^[3]

• Total1,161 • Density44/km² (110/sq mi)DemonymOrriesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

84060

Dialing code0974ISTAT code065085 Patron saintSt. Felix^[4]Saint day2nd Sunday of August^[4]WebsiteOfficial website

Orria is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of South-western Italy. As of 2011, its population was of 1161.^[3]

History

The origins of town, around the 6th century, are uncertain, and possibly related to the destruction of the Ancient Greek city of Velia. Orria became an autonomous municipality in 1806, including also the town of Perito.^[4]

Geography

Located in the middle of Cilento, and part of its national park, Orria is a hilltown whose municipality borders with Gioi, Magliano Vetere, Monteforte Cilento, Perito, Salento and Stio.^[5] Its hamlets (frazioni) are the villages of Casino Lebano^[1] (pop.: 69)^[6] and Piano Vetrale^[1] (pop.: 475).^[7]

Demographics

Main sights

The palaces of the old town^[4]
The rural culture museum^[4]
The murales in the village of Piano Vetrale^[4]

Personalities

Paolo de Matteis (1662-1728), painter, born in Piano Vetrale

References

^ ^a ^b ^c (in Italian) The frazioni of Orria (municipal website)
^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ ^a ^b (in Italian) Source: Istat 2011
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f (in Italian) Territory and history of Orria (municipal website)
^ 40401 (x a j h) Orria on OpenStreetMap
^ (in Italian) Casino Lebano on italia.indettaglio.it
^ (in Italian) Piano Vetrale on italia.indettaglio.it