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Casalsottano
Casalsottano, also spelled Casal Sottano, is a southern Italian village and hamlet (''frazione'') of San Mauro Cilento, a municipality in the Province of Salerno, Campania. In 2011 it had a population of 397. History The village was formed in the beginnings of the 14th century, when the residents of nearby settlements who survived the looting during the War of the Sicilian Vespers (1282–1302), took refuge around the church of St. Maurus and created a new village. Its toponym, meaning ''Lower Farmhouse'',See wiktionary:en:casale is closely related to the one of the nearby and upper town of San Mauro Cilento, also named Casalsoprano (i.e. ''Upper Farmhouse''). Geography Casalsottano lies above a hill, between San Mauro Cilento (2 km north) and Mezzatorre (6.6 km south), the other municipal hamlet, by the Cilentan Coast. A ravine separates it from the village of Galdo, 5 km east. The village, part of the Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park, is 8 km from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mezzatorre
San Mauro Cilento is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. History The town was first mentioned in 1130. Its secondary toponym, Casalsoprano (or Casal Soprano, i. e. ''Upper Farmhouse''),See wiktionary:en:casale is closely related to the one of the nearby and lower village of Casalsottano (i.e. ''Lower Farmhouse''). Geography San Mauro is a hillside town located in central Cilento, below the Stella mountain (1,131 amsl). It is divided into the quarters of Ratto, Serra, Sorrentini and Vallongella. Its municipal territory, part of the Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park, spans to the coast and borders with Montecorice, Pollica, Serramezzana and Sessa Cilento. Its hamlets (''frazioni'') are the villages of Casalsottano and Mezzatorre. Culture The town includes two little museums: the Eleousa, that includes an archive and a library, and the Parish Museum of San Mauro. One of the most prominent cultural events is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Mauro Cilento
San Mauro Cilento is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. History The town was first mentioned in 1130. Its secondary toponym, Casalsoprano (or Casal Soprano, i. e. ''Upper Farmhouse''),See wiktionary:en:casale is closely related to the one of the nearby and lower village of Casalsottano (i.e. ''Lower Farmhouse''). Geography San Mauro is a hillside town located in central Cilento, below the Stella mountain (1,131 amsl). It is divided into the quarters of Ratto, Serra, Sorrentini and Vallongella. Its municipal territory, part of the Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park, spans to the coast and borders with Montecorice, Pollica, Serramezzana and Sessa Cilento. Its hamlets (''frazioni'') are the villages of Casalsottano and Mezzatorre. Culture The town includes two little museums: the Eleousa, that includes an archive and a library, and the Parish Museum of San Mauro. One of the most prominent cultural events is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
En:casale
Casale may refer to: *''Casalis'', medieval Latin for a group of houses in the countryside Places in Italy Communes * Casal di Principe in the province of Caserta, Campania * Casal Velino in the province of Salerno, Campania * Casalattico, when part of the Duchy of Sora, was known as Casale * Casale Borgone, former name of Casalborgone in the province of Turin, Piedmont * Casale Corte Cerro in the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piedmont * Casale Cremasco-Vidolasco in the province of Cremona, Lombardy * Casale di Scodosia in the province of Padua, Veneto * Casale Grande, former name of Casalgrande, near Modena in the province of Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna * Casale Litta in the province of Varese, Lombardy * Casale Maggiore, former name of Casalmaggiore in the province of Cremona, Lombardy * Casale Marittimo in the province of Pisa, Tuscany * Casale Monferrato in the province of Alessandria, Piedmont ** Casale F.B.C., an association football club * Casale sul Sile in the pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Province Of Salerno
The Province of Salerno ( it, Provincia di Salerno) is a province in the Campania region of Italy. __TOC__ Geography The largest towns in the province are: Salerno, the capital, which has a population of 131,950; Cava de' Tirreni, Battipaglia and Nocera Inferiore, all having around 50,000 inhabitants. The province has an area of , and a total population of about 1.1 million. There are 158 ''comuni'', the one with the largest area being Eboli. Tourism The Amalfi Coast — a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997 — is located within the province, attracting tens of thousands of tourists from all around the world every year. The province also comprises the Cilento coast, whose sea quality is considered among the best in Italy. Formerly a notable center of Magna Graecia, Paestum houses a wide complex of well-preserved ancient Greek temples. One of the features of the rugged country-side is '' Gole del Calore di Felitto'', an area of gorges between Felitto and Magliano Ve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pollica
Pollica (Campanian: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. Located 94 km from Salerno, the town rises to an elevation 370 meters from sea level. History The first mention of Pollica dates back to a legal document from 1113 in which Targisius II Sanseverino donated property to the Abbott of Cava. In the 13th century the town was owned by the Alemagna, who sold it to the Capano, a family originally from Rocca Cilento. The Capano, who held the noble title of princes, governed the town until 1795 when there were no heirs and the town became the property of the De Liguoro, who held it until 1806 (end of the feudal system). In 1997 the town purchased the "Castello Capano" (Capano's Castle). The castle dates back to the 12th century, but the current configuration is mostly due to work completed in 1610 by Vincenzo Capano XV, Prince of Pollica. The large square tower, built on three levels, dominates the town. In 2010, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monte Stella (Cilento)
Monte Stella is a mountain the Lucan Subappennines, with an elevation of 1,131 m, located in Cilento, Campania, southern Italy. Geography At his slopes there are located the villages of Serramezzana, San Mauro Cilento, Galdo (hamlet of Pollica), Amalafede, San Giovanni, Guarrazzano, Stella Cilento, Omignano, Sessa Cilento, Castagneto, San Mango Cilento, Mercato Cilento and Perdifumo. On the summit is a radar station and the "Madonna del Monte Stella" church. Pictures Madonna del Monte Stella front.jpg, The church from the front Madonna del Monte Stelle inside.jpg, Inside the church See also *Gelbison *Cervati *Alburni *Apennine Mountains The Apennines or Apennine Mountains (; grc-gre, links=no, Ἀπέννινα ὄρη or Ἀπέννινον ὄρος; la, Appenninus or – a singular with plural meaning;''Apenninus'' (Greek or ) has the form of an adjective, which wou ... References External links Mountains of Campania Cilento {{Campania ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cilentan Dialect
The Cilentan dialect (in it, Cilentano, in Cilentan: or ) is a Neapolitan dialect spoken in the area of Cilento, located in the southern part of the Province of Salerno, Campania, Italy. Influences It has been influenced, especially in the Vallo di Diano and in central Cilento, by the Basilicata language as spoken in Potenza and part of its Province of Potenza. In the towns of northern Cilento close to the urban area of Salerno (for example Agropoli, Capaccio and Paestum), the language is mainly influenced by Neapolitan, more specifically by the Salernitan dialect. In the southern corner of Cilento, the language is largely influenced by Sicilian, particularly the Calabrian variety of Sicilian. See also *Lucania * Cilento *Vallo di Diano *Cilentan Coast * Cilento National Park *Province of Salerno *Irpinian dialect The Irpinian dialect, or Irpino, is the dialect of Neapolitan language spoken in almost all of the comuni in the Province of Avellino in the Italian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Middle Ages
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire and transitioned into the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery. The Middle Ages is the middle period of the three traditional divisions of Western history: classical antiquity, the medieval period, and the modern period. The medieval period is itself subdivided into the Early, High, and Late Middle Ages. Population decline, counterurbanisation, the collapse of centralized authority, invasions, and mass migrations of tribes, which had begun in late antiquity, continued into the Early Middle Ages. The large-scale movements of the Migration Period, including various Germanic peoples, formed new kingdoms in what remained of the Western Roman Empire. In the 7th century, North Africa and the Middle East—most recently part of the Eastern Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salerno
Salerno (, , ; nap, label= Salernitano, Saliernë, ) is an ancient city and ''comune'' in Campania (southwestern Italy) and is the capital of the namesake province, being the second largest city in the region by number of inhabitants, after Naples. It is located on the Gulf of Salerno on the Tyrrhenian Sea. In recent history the city hosted Victor Emmanuel III, the King of Italy, who moved from Rome in 1943 after Italy negotiated a peace with the Allies in World War II, making Salerno the capital of the "Government of the South" (''Regno del Sud'') and therefore provisional government seat for six months. Some of the Allied landings during Operation Avalanche (the invasion of Italy) occurred near Salerno. Human settlement at Salerno has a rich and vibrant past, dating back to pre-historic times. In the early Middle Ages it was an independent Lombard principality, the Principality of Salerno, which around the 11th century comprised most of Southern Italy. During this time, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agropoli
Agropoli is a town and ''comune'' located in the Cilento area of the province of Salerno, Campania, Italy. It is situated at the start of the Cilentan Coast, on the Tyrrhenian Sea. History Pre-medieval period The promontory on which Agropoli stands has been inhabited since Neolithic times. It seems, however, that it was not until the later Bronze Age, Bronze and Iron Ages that it came to be continuously inhabited by a stable, Indigenous peoples, indigenous population, which lived off hunting and fishing. To the east of the promontory, at the mouth of the River Testene, there is a natural sheltered bay, called "Foce" in ancient times, but which is now almost completely silted up. Before and after the foundation of nearby Paestum, Poseidonia (c. 625 BC), the Greeks used it for trading with the local people. They gave the promontory the Greek name, ''Petra'' ("rocky hill"), and built a Greek temple, temple on it, dedicated to Artemis, the Goddess of Hunting. It has been establish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agnone Cilento
Agnone Cilento, also shortened as Agnone, is an Italian hamlet (''frazione''), the greatest one in the municipality of Montecorice in the province of Salerno, Campania region. History Agnone was first mentioned in 1187, when close to the modern village the small church of "''Santa Maria de Hercula''" (or ''S.M. ad Herchia'') was built. Geography The village is situated in the central-northern area of Cilento by its coast. It is far 3 km from Montecorice, 6 from Acciaroli, 7 from Case del Conte, 13 from Santa Maria di Castellabate, 24 from Agropoli and 21 from the ancient Greek town of Velia. Agnone is composed, outside from its center, by several little surrounding localities: San Nicola a Mare (the seat of the port), San Nicola dei Lembi, Rosaine, Ripe Rosse, Magazzeni, Capitello, Punta Capitello, Guarino and Parco Marghetto. Tourism The village, part of Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park, is strongly receptive for tourism, especially on summer, due to its links t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acciaroli
Acciaroli is an Italian hamlet (''frazione''), the most populous in the ''comune'' of Pollica, Province of Salerno, in the Campania Region. Geography Acciaroli is a port on the Cilento coast on the Tyrrhenian Sea. The largest township in its ''comune'', followed by the hamlet of Pioppi, it is six kilometers from Pollica, 20 from Santa Maria di Castellabate, 17 from Velia, 30 from Agropoli, and 70 from Salerno. Tourism The town is a part of "Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park", whose natural environment is made up of the "maquis shrubland" typical of the Mediterranean region. It is a major tourist destination, especially during summer, because it has grown famous nationally for its water quality, having earned the "Blue Flag beach" title and the "Five Sails" of ''Legambiente'', an Italian environmentalist association, for several years. Culture After World War II, Ernest Hemingway chose Acciaroli as a place to stay during trips to Italy. Cuisine In and around the area of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
