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20-622: Monforte may refer to: Places in Italy [ edit ] Corleto Monforte , a comune in the province of Salerno Monforte d'Alba , a comune in the province of Cuneo Monforte San Giorgio , a comune in the province of Messina, Sicily A Lazio village near Casalattico , formerly called Mortale but renamed in honour of the Forte family Places in Portugal [ edit ] Castelo de Monforte (Chaves) ,

40-660: A castle Monforte da Beira , a parish in Castelo Branco Municipality Monforte, Portugal , in Portalegre, Alto Alentejo, Alentejo Places in Spain [ edit ] Monforte de Lemos , a town or municipality in Lugo Province Monforte del Cid , a town in the province of Alicante, Valencian Community Monforte de Moyuela , a town in the province of Teruel, Aragon Monforte de la Sierra ,

60-796: A scattered group of houses and farmsteads and is situated along a trunk road . Cornus mas Cornus mas , commonly known as cornel (also the Cornelian cherry , European cornel or Cornelian cherry dogwood ), is a species of shrub or small tree in the dogwood family Cornaceae native to Western Europe , Southern Europe , and Southwestern Asia . It is a medium to large deciduous shrub or small tree growing to 5–12 m tall, with dark brown branches and greenish twigs. The leaves are opposite , 4–10 cm long and 2–4 cm broad, with an ovate to oblong shape and an entire margin . The flowers are small (5–10 mm in diameter), with four yellow petals, produced in clusters of 10–25 together in

80-455: A similar effect in the landscape. The wood of C. mas is extremely dense and, unlike the wood of most other woody plant species, sinks in water. This density makes it valuable for crafting into tool handles, parts for machines, etc. Cornus mas was used from the seventh century BCE onward by Greek craftsmen to construct spears, javelins and bows, the craftsmen considering it far superior to any other wood. The wood's association with weaponry

100-492: A town in the province of Salamanca, Castile-León People [ edit ] Sara Monforte (born 1980), Spanish footballer See also [ edit ] Monfort , a commune in Gers department, France Montfort (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Monforte . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

120-631: Is also used in Eastern Europe , the UK , and British Columbia , Canada , but the unripe fruit is astringent . When ripe, the fruit is dark ruby red or a bright yellow. It has an acidic flavor which is best described as a mixture of cranberry and sour cherry . It is mainly used for making jam . It is widely used in Azerbaijan to make pickles, added to rice or to make beverages. In Armenia , Cornus berries are used to make vodka. In Romania and Moldova ,

140-502: The Latin word coryletum , meaning "a thicket of hazeltrees" ( Corylus avellana ). "Monforte", from the Latin words mons fortis meaning "strong mountain", refers to the location's history as a fortification for feudal lords. Francesco Torre, in his book Cenni storici di Corleto Monforte ("A Brief History of Corleto Monforte"), published in 1893, recounts some of the theories on the origin of

160-527: The berries are used to make an alcoholic beverage known as cornată. In Bulgaria the berries are widely used to make Kompot . In Iran, the fresh fruit is popular as a refreshing summer delicacy or as an infusion in Araq (raisin vodka). It is also preserved by drying and salting, or made into fruit leather or paste, which are enjoyed as a children's delicacy or used as a sour seasoning, similar to plum, pomegranate and tamarind. The fruit of Cornus mas (together with

180-514: The estate was abundant in horned animals [from Italian cornuto , meaning horned ]; and, finally, others maintain that the town was called Cornito on account of the cornus arbor, as there were forests of dogwood ( Cornus mas ) in the area. From these three versions, the third seems to us to be more plausible, because the ancient Lucani , as related by Varro , the Antonines, and other ancient historians, were accustomed to give towns their name based on

200-620: The fact that Corleto uses a heart on its crest. From 1811 to 1860 it was part of the region of Sant'Angelo a Fasanella , which belonged to the District of Campania during the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies . From 1860 to 1927, during the Kingdom of Italy , Corleto Monforte was a part of the mandamento of Sant'Angelo a Fasanella, still nominally within the District of Campania. To ensure that Corleto

220-472: The fruit of C. officinalis ) has a history of use in traditional Chinese medicine in which it is known as shānzhūyú ( 山茱萸 ) and used to retain the jing . The species is also grown as an ornamental plant for its late winter yellow flowers, which open earlier than those of Forsythia . While Cornus mas flowers are not as large and vibrant as those of the Forsythia , the entire plant can be used for

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240-556: The late winter (between February and March in the UK), well before the leaves appear. The fruit is an oblong red drupe 2 cm long and 1.5 cm in diameter, containing a single seed. The fruits are red berries. When ripe on the plant, they bear a resemblance to coffee berries, and ripen in mid- to late summer. The fruit is edible and widely popular in Iran , where it is believed to have various medicinal properties and provide health benefits. It

260-492: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Monforte&oldid=766494469 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Corleto Monforte Corleto Monforte gets its name from

280-463: The male; the female is that which is commonly called Virga ſanguinea , or Dogs berrie tree, and Cornus ſylveſtris , or the wild Cornell tree, of which alſo we will intreate of in the next chap. following. The shrub was not native to the British Isles. William Turner had only heard of the plant in 1548, but by 1551 he had heard of one at Hampton Court Palace . Gerard said it was to be found in

300-465: The nature of the site where they settled; and Corleto in those times was abundant, as it is still now, in dogwood. The reason for which Corneto was changed to Corleto with the turn of the centuries, we do not know. Thanks only to the aid of philology and tradition are we able to posit that the Corletani, on account of a joyful heart, named their town cor laetum [Latin, joyful heart ], and this too explains

320-410: The town's name: The first title given to Corleto, as is found in historical documents, was 'Cornito,' which became 'Corneto' over time by one of those simple changes which occur in the other names of towns and cities. There are various opinions regarding the origin of this name. Some believe that Cornito, or Corneto, derives from cor nitidum, [Latin, meaning splendid heart ]; others from the fact that

340-637: The vicinity of Cilento National Park in Valdiano at the foot of the Alburni Mountains . It is located off a country road that connects it to Postiglione and continues to the Castelcivita Caves , to the south of Strada Statale 166 . The old town, which constitutes almost all of the village, stands next to a ravine overlooking the Fasanella river valley. The only hamlet is Carnale , which consists of

360-460: Was distinct from other towns of the same name, the Corletani appended the phrase "at Fasanella", indicating "opposite old Fasanella", to the town's name. Following the ministerial agreement of June 30, 1862, the Town Council of Corleto replaced "at Fasanella" with the word "Monforte", effective after deliberation on November 18 of the same year. Corleto is situated in the north-west of Cilento , in

380-488: Was named so to distinguish it from the true dogberry, the "female" cornel, Cornus sanguinea , and so it appears in John Gerard 's Herbal : This is Cornus mas Theophrasti , or Theophrastus his male Cornell tree; for he ſetteth downe two ſortes of Cornell trees, the male and the female: he maketh the wood of the male to bee ſound as in this Cornell tree; which we both for this cauſe and for others alſo, haue made to be

400-655: Was so well known that the Greek name for it was used as a synonym for "spear" in poetry during the fourth and third centuries BCE. In Italy, the mazzarella , uncino or bastone , the stick carried by the butteri or mounted herdsmen of the Maremma region, is traditionally made of cornel-wood, there called crognolo or grugnale , dialect forms of Italian : corniolo . The leaves (and fruit) are used in traditional medicine in Central and Southwest Asia. Cornus mas , "male" cornel,

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