Bellosguardo

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Comune in Campania, Italy

Bellosguardo
Comune
Comune di Bellosguardo
Panoramic view from "Piazza XX Settembre"
Bellosguardo within the Province of Salerno
Location of Bellosguardo
40°25′21.85″N 15°18′46.95″E / 40.4227361°N 15.3130417°E / 40.4227361; 15.3130417
Country	Italy
Region	Campania
Province	Salerno (SA)
Government
• Mayor	Giuseppe Parente
Area ^[1]
• Total	16.75 km² (6.47 sq mi)
Elevation	559 m (1,834 ft)
Population (28 February 2017)^[2]
• Total	778
• Density	46/km² (120/sq mi)
Demonym	Bellosguardesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	84020
Dialing code	0828
Patron saint	Saint Michael
Saint day	29 September
Website	Official website

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

The name "Bellosguardo" is made up of two italian words: the first is "bello" that means "beautiful, pretty"; the second is "sguardo" meaning "view, landscape" in the italian vernacole of the place. In the past, the town was also called "Belrisguardo".

Geography

Bellosguardo is located in Cilento and is part of its national park. It borders with the municipalities of Aquara, Felitto, Laurino, Ottati, Roscigno and Sant'Angelo a Fasanella.^[3]

Main sights

St. Michael the Archangel's Church
Forest Macchia
St. Maria's convent
Salvo D'Acquisto's square

Cuisine

Typical dishes include:

Sfogliatella bellosguardese
Tortanetto
Cicci ammaritati
Bucatini ammullicati
Coniglio 'mbuttunat

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ (in Italian) Source: Istat 2011
^ 40488 (x a j h) Bellosguardo on OpenStreetMap