An area disputed between two municipalities, Sant'Egidio del Monte Albino and Pagani, in the Salerno area. A decision by the Council of State assigns this plot of land to Pagani and the 1.300 residents who live there, who are protesting because, they say, they have always been and feel they are citizens of Sant'Egidio. The dispute, which has now dragged on for years, will be the subject of a sit-in next Sunday organized by the 'Let's Stay in Sant'Egidio' Committee, during which the residents of the 'disputed area' will reiterate their call for respect for their history.
The transition from one municipality to another, a decision by the Council of State that the prefect is committed to enforcing, will have a whole series of consequences for citizens, including bureaucratic and administrative ones. But the problem, wrote the mayor of Sant'Egidio, Antonio La Mura, on Facebook, has above all "to do with the history, roots, identity, and culture of a people.
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They are citizens of Sant'Egidio del Monte Albino. And that's why, he explains, "the issue cannot be resolved with simple, albeit legitimate, administrative steps." The mayor announced that he will join Sunday's demonstration, titled "History cannot be erased. I am from Sant'Egidio," because the feelings of "concern and bitterness" of the citizens of the contested area are shared by the entire administration. "We will explore every possible avenue," he assures, "so that their history, which is also our history, is not erased."
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