Camerota

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

History

Its toponym could come from the Greek word "καμαρὸτος" (kamaròtos), meaning curved; or from the Latin word "camurus", with the same meaning.

Geography

Camerota is a hill town situated in the southern area of Cilento, 6 km north of the Cilentan Coast. The municipality borders with Celle di Bulgheria, Centola, Roccagloriosa and San Giovanni a Piro.

Frazioni

The municipality of Camerota (1,585 inh. in the chief town) has 3 hamlets ("frazioni"): Lentiscosa, Licusati and Marina di Camerota. The municipality includes also several inhabited localities, mainly composed by few scattered houses. The localities are: Cala d'Arconte, Isca della Contessa, L'Assunta, Lido Mingardo (or Spiaggia Mingardo), Monte di Luna and Porto Infreschi.

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