Rutino
| Rutino | |
|---|---|
| Comune | |
| Comune di Rutino | |
 |
|
 Rutino within the Province of Salerno |
|
 Rutino
|
|
| Coordinates: 40°18′N 15°4′E / 40.300°N 15.067°ECoordinates: 40°18′N 15°4′E / 40.300°N 15.067°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Campania |
| Province / Metropolitan city | Salerno (SA) |
| Frazioni | Rutino Scalo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Voria Michele (Civic Party (Lista Civica)) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.64 km2 (3.72 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 371 m (1,217 ft) |
| Population (1 April 2009) | |
| • Total | 883 |
| • Density | 92/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 84070 |
| Dialing code | 0974 |
| Patron saint | San Michele Arcangelo |
| Saint day | Second Sunday of May |
| Website | www.comune.rutino.sa.it/ |
Rutino is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of southwestern Italy. It is in the geographic region Cilento.
The comune is divided into Rutino, the principal city, and the "frazione" of Rutino Scalo. It borders Lustra, Perito, Prignano Cilento, Torchiara. The two most important cities near Rutino are Agropoli and Vallo della Lucania.
Rutino is the agricultural center of the lower Cilento, on the right side of the middle valley dell'Alento, on a spur of the hill on top of which stands the castle of Rocca Cilento. The build-up presents a typical elongated structure, the axis of development being constituted by the state Tirrena. It is in Seismic Zone 3 (low seismicity).
The date of foundation of the country is not known. The house is indicated for the first time under the name of Ruticinum (in locum Ruticini) in a document of 954. This speaks of the "Translatio", the remains of the body of the apostle St. Matthew from Duoflumina (Casal Velino) to Caputaquis (Capaccio) and from there to Salerno.
The country in the eleventh century was a house of the Barony of Cilento, Sanseverino family feud from 1276. Sold in 1535 by Ferrante Sanseverino Francis de Rogerio, in 1538 it passed to the latter's son, Gian Lorenzo. It later belonged to Giovanni Gomez together with the Castle Rock, which followed the events.
From 1811 to 1860, under the name Rotino, was part of the district Torchiara, the District of Vallo of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.
From 1860 to 1927, during the Kingdom of Italy was part of the district of Torchiara, belonging to the district of Vallo della Lucania.
During the Second World War the town was occupied by German troops who were camped in the old sports field. Until the opening of the new provincial road 417, which starts and ends in Agropoli Sapri, was an important stop on the route of highway 18 Tirrena Inferiore.
...
Wikipedia