Furore

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Comune in Campania, Italy
Coat of arms of Furore
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Location of Furore
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40°37′17″N 14°32′58″E / 40.62139°N 14.54944°E / 40.62139; 14.54944CountryItalyRegionCampaniaProvinceSalerno (SA)Government
 • MayorRaffaele FerraioliArea • Total1.88 km2 (0.73 sq mi)Elevation
250 m (820 ft)Population
 (31 December 2017)[2]
 • Total756 • Density400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)DemonymFuroresiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code
84010
Dialing code089Patron saintSt. Paschal BaylonSaint day13 AugustWebsiteOfficial website

Furore is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. Furore is located on the Amalfi Coast.

Geography

The municipality of Furore expands from sea level, where there is the hamlet of Fiordo di Furore, and a little civil parish partly belonging to Praiano named Marina di Praia, up to Agerola (550 meters above sea level). The village is subdivided into 3 districts (contrade): Cicala (Sant'Elia), Ciuccio (Santo Jaco) and Gatta (Sant'Agnelo).[citation needed]

Main sights

  • the so-called fiordo di Furore, in fact a ria created by the Schiato torrent which flows here from Agerola.
  • Church of Sant'Elia
  • Saint Giacomo Church, with a collection of religious iconography of female Saints.[3]
  • Saint Michele Church, with Gothic elements, such as the sharp arch, coexisting with Romanesque figurative decorations.[3]
  • The open-air museum of Murals, along the road, painted on the walls of the houses of Furore.

Gallery

See also

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Furore Churches: St Elia, St Giacomo, St Michele". amalfi-coast.com. Retrieved 26 April 2012.

External links

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