Abatemarco
Frazione in Campania, Italy
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Abatemarco is a southern Italian village and hamlet (frazione) of Montano Antilia, a municipality in the province of Salerno, Campania. in 2011 it had a population of 309.[1]
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Abatemarco | |
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OSM map of Abatemarco showing the nearby settlements of Massicelle (lower left corner) and Montano Antilia (upper right corner) | |
  Abatemarco Location of Abatemarco in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 40°08′39.5″N 15°21′27.7″E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region |  Campania |
| Province | Salerno (SA) |
| Comune | Montano Antilia |
| Elevation | 420 m (1,380 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 309 |
| Demonym | Abatesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 84060[2] |
| Dialing code | (+39) 0974 |
| Patron saint | St. Roch |
History
The village was founded in Early Middle Ages around the Byzantine church of San Nicola di Mira. It was named after the local abbot (Italian: abate) of Santa Cecilia Monastery, Marco.[3] Anciently focused on the cultivation of flax,[4] Abatemarco passed, through trades, to various local lordships, until becoming part of Montano Antilia from 1811.
Geography
Located in southern Cilento and transcluded into its national park, Abatemarco is a hill village that lies above the Serrapotamo river valley, between Massicelle (4 km southwest) and Montano Antilia (4 km northeast), and spans on the provincial road SP143.[5]
It is 7 km from Futani, 10 from Laurito, 11 from Cuccaro Vetere, 18 from Vallo della Lucania and 22 from Palinuro. The highway exit of "Massicelle", part of the SP430 "Cilentana" Salerno-Sapri,[6] is 3.5 km far.
