San Gregorio Magno
This article is about the town. For the saint, see Pope Gregory I. For the church in Rome, see San Gregorio Magno al Celio.
| San Gregorio Magno | ||
|---|---|---|
| Comune | ||
| Comune di San Gregorio Magno | ||
| ||
  San Gregorio Magno Location of San Gregorio Magno in Italy | ||
| Coordinates: 40°39′N 15°24′E / 40.650°N 15.400°E | ||
| Country | Italy | |
| Region | Campania | |
| Province / Metropolitan city | Salerno (SA) | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Onofrio Grippo | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 49 km2 (19 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 508 m (1,667 ft) | |
| Population (31 December 2014)[1] | ||
| • Total | 4,327 | |
| • Density | 88/km2 (230/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Gregoriani, Sangruis (local dialect) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 84020 | |
| Dialing code | 0828 | |
| Patron saint | Pope Gregory I | |
| Saint day | 3 September | |
| Website | Official website | |
San Gregorio Magno is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of southern Italy.
Overview
San Gregorio Magno is located in an ethnographic region of Southern Italy with a unique form of folk music played on a specialized bagpipe called a Zampogna. The instrument is closely associated with the pastoral culture of the region and is played for secular purposes, such as the tarantella folk dance, as well as for religious devotion. San Gregorio Magno was recently featured in an independent documentary about this musical tradition entitled Zampogna: The Soul of Southern Italy.
Twin towns
Notes and references
External links
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to San Gregorio Magno. |
- Official website (Italian)
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/26/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.