Minori, Italy

Infobox CityIT
official_name = Comune di Minori


img_coa = Stemma_Minori.jpg
img_coa_small =
region = Campania
province = ProvinciaIT|sigla=SA (SA)
mapx=40.39
mapy=14.37
mayor = {sindaco|Giuseppe Lembo}
mayor_party =
elevation_footnotes =
elevation_m = 635
area_footnotes =
area_total_km2 =
population_footnotes =
population_as_of = 31-07-01
population_total = 3023
pop_density_footnotes =
population_density_km2 = 1180
coordinates = coord|40|39|N|14|37|E|region:IT_type:city
gentilic = UCFIRST:minoresi
telephone = 089
postalcode = 84010
saint = Saint Trofimena
day = 13 July
locator_position =
native_name =
name = Minori


website = http://www.comune.minori.sa.it/

Minori is a town and "comune" in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. Minori is a small picturesque town situated on the Amalfi Coast.

Etymology

The origins of the name "Minori" come from its association in the past with the river that crosses it, La Rheggina, its ancient Latin name was "Rheggina Minor". This name coincides with the name of the neighboring village Maiori, then known as "Rheggina Maior". In time, it has come to be known simply as "Minori".

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