| San Gregorio Magno | |
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| — Comune — | |
| Comune di San Gregorio Magno | |
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San Gregorio Magno
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| Coordinates: | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Campania |
| Province | Salerno (SA) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gerardo Malpede |
| Area | |
| • Total | 49 km2 (18.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 508 m (1,667 ft) |
| Population (1 April 2009)[1] | |
| • Total | 4,505 |
| • Density | 91.9/km2 (238.1/sq mi) |
| 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 | http://www.comune.sangregoriomagno.sa.it/ |
San Gregorio Magno is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of southern Italy.
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 .