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Castelnuovo Cilento

Coordinates: 40°13′04.4″N 15°10′37.6″E / 40.217889°N 15.177111°E / 40.217889; 15.177111
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Castelnuovo Cilento
Comune di Castelnuovo Cilento
The tower of Castelnuovo
The tower of Castelnuovo
Castelnuovo within the Province of Salerno
Castelnuovo within the Province of Salerno
Location of Castelnuovo Cilento
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Castelnuovo Cilento is located in Italy
Castelnuovo Cilento
Castelnuovo Cilento
Location of Castelnuovo Cilento in Italy
Castelnuovo Cilento is located in Campania
Castelnuovo Cilento
Castelnuovo Cilento
Castelnuovo Cilento (Campania)
Coordinates: 40°13′04.4″N 15°10′37.6″E / 40.217889°N 15.177111°E / 40.217889; 15.177111
CountryItaly
RegionCampania
ProvinceSalerno (SA)
FrazioniSalicuneta, Vallo Scalo, Velina
Area
 • Total18 km2 (7 sq mi)
Elevation
280 m (920 ft)
Population
 (30 June 2017)[2]
 • Total2,810
 • Density160/km2 (400/sq mi)
DemonymCastelnovesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
84040
Dialing code0974
Patron saintMary Magdalene
Saint dayJuly 22
WebsiteOfficial website

Castelnuovo Cilento (Cilentan: Castiedde Nuove) is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.

History

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The medieval village of Castelnuovo was part of the fief of the Agnello family from Senerchia. The current toponym, adding Cilento, was adopted in 1861, after the Italian unification.[3]

Geography

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Castelnuovo is a town located on a hill above the plain of river Alento, next to the town of Vallo della Lucania and the Ancient Greek city of Velia. It is part of Cilento and is included into its national park.

The municipality borders with Ascea, Casal Velino, Ceraso, Salento and Vallo della Lucania.[4] It counts the hamlets (frazioni) of Velina (formerly known as Casalvelino Scalo), Vallo Scalo (shared with Casal Velino) and the rural locality of Salicuneta.

Transport

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The territory of Castelnuovo is served by a pair of railway stations, Vallo della Lucania-Castelnuovo and Casal Velino, both on the Naples-Reggio Calabria line. The first one is located in Vallo Scalo and is also served by long-distance trains, the second is located in Velina, and is out of service. It is also served by the highway SP 430 Battipaglia-Agropoli-Vallo-Sapri, at the exit "Vallo Scalo-Salento".

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ (in Italian) Source: Istat 2011
  3. ^ (in Italian) History of Castelnuovo Cilento Archived 2016-08-21 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ 40334 (xjah) Castelnuovo Cilento on OpenStreetMap
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