Borgo San Cesareo
Borgo San Cesareo: a small Italian village on the banks of the Calore Lucano river
Borgo San Cesareo is a small village located in the municipality of Albanella, in the province of Salerno in Italy. The village stretches along the Calore Lucano river and the Provincial Road no. 11 that leads from Ponte Barizzo to Matinella.
Physical geography
Territory
The territory of Borgo San Cesareo is crossed by two rivers: the Sele and the Calore Lucano. The nearest meteorological station is located in Capaccio-Paestum.
History
The Agrarian Reform: the birth of Borgo San Cesareo
Borgo San Cesareo was born in 1958 with the Agrarian Reform, a set of legislative measures that aimed to expropriate part of the land of the big landowners to divide them into farms to be assigned to sharecroppers and farmers. Thus, Borgo San Cesareo was born, a fraction named after the deacon and martyr of Terracina, Cesario, whose painting is preserved in the church of San Giuseppe.
The construction of the first houses
On December 14, 1958, the first thirty-six houses of Borgo San Cesareo were built, which constituted the nucleus of the new fraction. On that occasion, an inauguration ceremony was held, attended by authorities and journalists from all over Italy.
The development of the fraction
At the time, the idea was to create a new town, in the center of the plain of Sele, which with the arrival of new inhabitants and new generations would have grown to become autonomous. This never happened, and Borgo San Cesareo always remained a fraction of Albanella. In the sixties, the birth of the fraction Santa Cecilia of the municipality of Eboli, which arose not far away on the Strada Statale 18 Tirrena Inferiore, represented the center of the plain of Sele.
The fiftieth anniversary
On December 14, 2008, the fraction of Borgo San Cesareo celebrated its fiftieth anniversary with a series of initiatives.
Attractions
Nature
Borgo San Cesareo enjoys a strategic position, close to the Calore Lucano river and immersed in the Salerno countryside. The beauty of the surrounding nature makes the fraction an ideal place for outdoor walks.
The church of San Giuseppe
The church of San Giuseppe, in the center of Borgo San Cesareo, houses the painting of the ancient protector of the fraction, the deacon and martyr Cesario of Terracina.
The farmhouses
To populate Borgo San Cesareo and the small constellation of farmhouses, families came from the towns that stood on the surrounding mountains and hills, such as Altavilla Silentina, Serre, Roccadaspide, and the capital Albanella. Today, these farmhouses are a testimony to local history and represent one of its main attractions.
Conclusions
Borgo San Cesareo, despite being a small fraction, stands out for its unique history and the imprint it leaves on the Salerno countryside. Thanks to the beauty of the surrounding nature and the historical testimonies scattered throughout the fraction, Borgo San Cesareo represents an ideal destination for those who want to spend a period of tranquility and discovery of the Italian territory.
