Olevano sul Tusciano

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Comune in Campania, Italy

Coat of arms

Location of Olevano sul Tusciano

40°39′N 15°1′E / 40.650°N 15.017°E / 40.650; 15.017CountryItalyRegionCampaniaProvinceSalerno (SA)FrazioniAriano (municipal seat), Monticelli, SalittoGovernment

• MayorMichele VolzoneArea

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• Total26.72 km² (10.32 sq mi)Elevation

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197 m (646 ft)Population

(31-8-2022)^[3]

• Total6,535 • Density240/km² (630/sq mi)DemonymOlevanesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

84062

Dialing code0828Patron saintSt. Michael ArchangelSaint day8 MayWebsiteOfficial website

Olevano sul Tusciano is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.

Main sights

Roman villa of S. Maria a Corte
Castrum Olibani, a Lombard castle. During the rule of Frederick of Hohenstaufen in southern Italy, it was a seat of Hermann von Salza
Pope gardens in Salitto
St. Vincenzo prison
Convent of Santa Maria di Costantinopoli, a Dominican 16th century building
Curtis di Santa Maria a Corte
Church of S. Maria a Corte (1600)
Church of San Leone Magno (1700)
Church of Santa Lucia (1700)
Coven of Santa Regina in Monticello village (1470)
Chapel of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Monticelli (1746)
Coven of San Giacomo in Ariano (1400)
Chapel of San Rocco (remains) near Tusciano river.
Chapel of Madonna della Neve (1500).
Coven of Santa Maria del Soccorso in Salitto (1515).
Chapel of Maria Santissima del Rosario in Salitto (968).
Chapel of Madonna delle Grazie in Salitto (1500).
Grotta di Nardantuono: part of St. Michael's cave. Legend has it that the cave was the shelter of Nardantuono bands of brigands led by Antonio di Nardo, the robber Nardantuono century.

Twin towns

Wilmington, United States

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ "Olevano sul Tusciano". Tuttitalia (in Italian).
^ All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat); Dati - Popolazione residente all'1/4/2009