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

Coat of arms
San Gregorio Magno

Location of San Gregorio Magno in Italy

Coordinates: 40°39′N 15°24′E / 40.650°N 15.400°E / 40.650; 15.400
Country Italy
Region Campania
Province 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

  1. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.

External links

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