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Ceraso
Ceraso ( Cilentan: ''Cirasu'') is a town and ''comune'' (population 2,494) in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.Information in info box from :it:Ceraso ancomuni-italiani.it :: Ceraso/ref> History It is very likely that the Greeks of Phocaea and Velia travelled the entire territory of today's Municipality of Ceraso on their way up to the Terre Rosse and the Beta pass. And it is not to be excluded that some of them, in search of good wood to feed the shipyard of Velia, stopped, and then held back, on the wide river terrace (river Palisco = mountain, today Palistro) at whose mouth it was the northern port of Velia. A place that seemed very charming to them, seen from the top of the Tempe, rich as it was in cherry trees of the genus prunus. A terrace surrounded by long-standing tall trees. They certainly stayed there when the town became an important road junction. In fact, the fluvial road, the road along the Palistro, reached it; a short dista ...
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Ceraso Town Hall C
Ceraso ( Cilentan: ''Cirasu'') is a town and ''comune'' (population 2,494) in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.Information in info box from :it:Ceraso ancomuni-italiani.it :: Ceraso/ref> History It is very likely that the Greeks of Phocaea and Velia travelled the entire territory of today's Municipality of Ceraso on their way up to the Terre Rosse and the Beta pass. And it is not to be excluded that some of them, in search of good wood to feed the shipyard of Velia, stopped, and then held back, on the wide river terrace (river Palisco = mountain, today Palistro) at whose mouth it was the northern port of Velia. A place that seemed very charming to them, seen from the top of the Tempe, rich as it was in cherry trees of the genus prunus. A terrace surrounded by long-standing tall trees. They certainly stayed there when the town became an important road junction. In fact, the fluvial road, the road along the Palistro, reached it; a short dista ...
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Ceraso Early 1900s
Ceraso ( Cilentan: ''Cirasu'') is a town and ''comune'' (population 2,494) in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.Information in info box from :it:Ceraso ancomuni-italiani.it :: Ceraso/ref> History It is very likely that the Greeks of Phocaea and Velia travelled the entire territory of today's Municipality of Ceraso on their way up to the Terre Rosse and the Beta pass. And it is not to be excluded that some of them, in search of good wood to feed the shipyard of Velia, stopped, and then held back, on the wide river terrace (river Palisco = mountain, today Palistro) at whose mouth it was the northern port of Velia. A place that seemed very charming to them, seen from the top of the Tempe, rich as it was in cherry trees of the genus prunus. A terrace surrounded by long-standing tall trees. They certainly stayed there when the town became an important road junction. In fact, the fluvial road, the road along the Palistro, reached it; a short dista ...
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Santa Barbara (Ceraso)
Santa Barbara is an Italian village and hamlet (''frazione'') of the commune of Ceraso in the Province of Salerno, Campania. It has a population of roughly a thousand. History The village was founded around the year 1005.History of Santa Barbara at galacasacastra.it
It counts a little castle, ancient seat of the local marquesses Ferolla.


Geography

Santa Barbara is located in the middle of Cilento and transcluded into its national park, 3 km south of Ceraso, on the provincial road from

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Saint Nicholas
Saint Nicholas of Myra, ; la, Sanctus Nicolaus (traditionally 15 March 270 – 6 December 343), also known as Nicholas of Bari, was an early Christian bishop of Greeks, Greek descent from the maritime city of Myra in Asia Minor (; modern-day Demre, Turkey) during the time of the Roman Empire. Because of the many miracles attributed to his intercession, he is also known as Nicholas the Wonderworker. Saint Nicholas is the patron saint of sailors, merchants, archers, repentant thieves, children, brewers, pawnbrokers, unmarried people, and students in various cities and countries around Europe. His reputation evolved among the pious, as was common for early Christian saints, and his legendary habit of secret gift-giving gave rise to the traditional model of Santa Claus ("Saint Nick") through Sinterklaas. Little is known about the historical Saint Nicholas. The earliest accounts of his life were written centuries after his death and probably contain legendary elaborations. He is ...
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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 ...
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Comune
The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also have the title of ('city'). Formed ''praeter legem'' according to the principles consolidated in medieval municipalities, the is provided for by art. 114 of the Constitution of Italy. It can be divided into ''frazioni'', which in turn may have limited power due to special elective assemblies. In the autonomous region of the Aosta Valley, a ''comune'' is officially called a ''commune'' in French. Overview The provides essential public services: registry of births and deaths, registry of deeds, and maintenance of local roads and public works. Many have a '' Polizia Comunale'' (communal police), which is responsible for public order duties. The also deal with the definition and compliance with the (general regulator plan), a document ...
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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 ...
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Campania
Campania (, also , , , ) is an administrative Regions of Italy, region of Italy; most of it is in the south-western portion of the Italian peninsula (with the Tyrrhenian Sea to its west), but it also includes the small Phlegraean Islands and the island of Capri. The capital of the Campania region is Naples. As of 2018, the region had a population of around 5,820,000 people, making it Italy's third most populous region, and, with an area of , its most densely populated region. Based on its Gross domestic product, GDP, Campania is also the most economically productive region in southern Italy List of Italian regions by GDP, and the 7th most productive in the whole country. Naples' urban area, which is in Campania, is the List of urban areas in the European Union, eighth most populous in the European Union. The region is home to 10 of the 58 List of World Heritage Sites in Italy, UNESCO sites in Italy, including Pompeii and Herculaneum, the Royal Palace of Caserta, the Amalfi Coast and ...
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Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical region. Italy is also considered part of Western Europe, and shares land borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia and the enclaved microstates of Vatican City and San Marino. It has a territorial exclave in Switzerland, Campione. Italy covers an area of , with a population of over 60 million. It is the third-most populous member state of the European Union, the sixth-most populous country in Europe, and the tenth-largest country in the continent by land area. Italy's capital and largest city is Rome. Italy was the native place of many civilizations such as the Italic peoples and the Etruscans, while due to its central geographic location in Southern Europe and the Mediterranean, the country has also historically been home ...
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Church Of San Nicola Di Bari, Ceraso
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Frazioni
A ''frazione'' (plural: ) is a type of subdivision of a ''comune'' (municipality) in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most ''frazioni'' were created during the Fascist Italy (1922–1943), Fascist era (1922–1943) as a way to consolidate territorial subdivisions in the country. In the autonomous region of the Aosta Valley, a ''frazione'' is officially called an ''hameau'' in French. Description Typically the term ''frazioni'' applies to the villages surrounding the main town (''capoluogo'') of a ''comune''. Subdivision of a ''comune'' is optional; some ''comuni'' have no ''frazioni'', but others have several dozen. The ''comune'' usually has the same name of the ''capoluogo'', but not always, in which case it is called a ''comune sparso''. In practice, most ''frazioni'' are small villages or Hamlet (place), hamlets, occasionally just a clump of houses. Not every hamlet is classified as a ''frazione''; those that are not are often referred to as ''lo ...
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