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San Gregorio Magno | |
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| Comune di San Gregorio Magno | |
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  San Gregorio Magno Location of San Gregorio Magno in Italy Show map of Italy San Gregorio Magno San Gregorio Magno (Campania) Show map of Campania | |
| Coordinates:40°39′N15°24′E / 40.650°N 15.400°E /40.650; 15.400 | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Campania |
| Province | Salerno (SA) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Nicola padula |
| Area | |
• Total | 49 km2 (19 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 475 m (1,558 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2014)[2] | |
• Total | 4,327 |
| • Density | 88/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Gregoriani, Sangruis (local dialect) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 84020 |
| Dialing code | 0828 |
| Patron saint | Pope Gregory I |
| Saint day | 3 September |
| Website | Official website |
San Gregorio Magno (local dialect:San Grgorij) is a town andcomune in theprovince of Salerno in theCampania region of southernItaly.
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 aZampogna. 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[when?] featured in an independent documentary about this musical tradition entitledZampogna: The Soul of Southern Italy.
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