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Pisciotta
Pisciotta is an Italian town and ''comune'' of the province of Salerno, in the region of Campania. History According to legend, Trojans escaping from the fire and the destruction of their city, Troy, founded Siris. Some of the inhabitants of the city later advanced westwards, following the vast valley of the Sinni river, up to the lake and to the Sirino mountain (from which they took the name), near present-day Lagonegro, where they founded the city of Siruci (now called Seluce). From here, they went to the Tyrrhenian Sea, on the beach of the Gulf of Policastro. Here they founded the colony of ''Pixous''. This event is shown in a rare series of ancient coins, in archaic characters, with the names of Sirinos and Pixoes inscribed, referring respectively, to the populations of the two cities of Siris and Pixous, respectively. The name "Pixous" comes from the root "PYX", which derives from the Greek word for boxwood (present in the coat of arms of Pisciotta town hall). In th ...
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Marina Di Pisciotta
Pisciotta is an Italian town and ''comune'' of the province of Salerno, in the region of Campania. History According to legend, Troy, Trojans escaping from the fire and the destruction of their city, Troy, founded Siris, Magna Graecia, Siris. Some of the inhabitants of the city later advanced westwards, following the vast valley of the Sinni (river), Sinni river, up to the lake and to the Sirino mountain (from which they took the name), near present-day Lagonegro, where they founded the city of Siruci (now called Seluce). From here, they went to the Tyrrhenian Sea, on the beach of the Gulf of Policastro. Here they founded the colony of ''Pixous''. This event is shown in a rare series of ancient coins, in archaic characters, with the names of Sirinos and Pixoes inscribed, referring respectively, to the populations of the two cities of Siris and Pixous, respectively. The name "Pixous" comes from the root "PYX", which derives from the Greek word for buxus, boxwood (present in th ...
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Caprioli
Caprioli is a southern Italian village and hamlet (''frazione'') of Pisciotta, a municipality in the province of Salerno, Campania. As of 2009 its population was of 121. History The toponym, literally meaning "roe deers" in Italian,See " caprioli" and "capriolo" on Wiktionary has a different origin linked to Palinurus, the mythological helmsman of Aeneas's ship in Virgil's ''Aeneid''.Landed in the beach near the current Palinuro, and to get rid of a curse, the oracles suggested Palinurus to build an altar where sacrifice a goat. The altar, named ''Torre del Capro'' (i.e.: "Goat's Tower"), was the original name of the village and was first mentioned in 1850, on a map of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. In the village, originated from the ancient monastery of St. Catherine (1033), were built some notable buildings, as a palace and a castle, during the 18th century to the beginnings of the 19th. In 1830 It became a parish. Geography Caprioli is located in southern Cilento, along ...
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Cilentan Coast
The Cilento Coast (Italian: ''Costiera Cilentana'') is an Italian stretch of coastline in Cilento, on the southern side of the Province of Salerno. It is situated between the gulfs of Salerno and Policastro, extending from the municipalities of Capaccio-Paestum in the north-west, to Sapri in the south-east. It is particularly known for its almost unspoiled natural landscapes and the very high cleanliness of its waters. Geography There are 16 municipalities composing the coast, but only two (Agropoli and Sapri) are directly located by the Tyrrhenian Sea, and other two (Ascea and Pisciotta) have got their ''Marinas'' very close to the towns. Other localities are ''frazioni'' of hillside municipalities. *Agropoli, with the municipal seat and Mattine *Ascea, with Velia and Marina di Ascea *Camerota, with Marina di Camerota *Capaccio, with Torre Kernot, Laura, Paestum and Licinella *Casal Velino, with Marina di Casalvelino *Castellabate, with Santa Maria, San Marco, Licosa and ...
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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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Palinuro
Palinuro is an Italian small town, the most populated civil parish (''frazione'') of Centola, Province of Salerno, in the Campania region. The name of the town is derived from Palinurus, the helmsman of Aeneas, as recorded in the fifth and sixth books of the ''Aeneid''. Geography Palinuro lies on the southern side of Cilento, on the Tyrrhenian Sea and in the northern part of Cape Palinuro. The town, situated at the estuaries of the Lambro and Mingardo rivers, is also the main port of the comune. It is 7 km from Centola, 8 km from Marina di Camerota, 10 km from Pisciotta and 80 km from Salerno. Tourism Palinuro is part of the Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park, an area of "shrubland" typical of Mediterranean countries. It is a tourist destination, especially in summer, due to the cleanliness of its waters and its beaches; and is regularly awarded five stars Blue Flag The town is also known for the caves along its coast,
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Centola
Centola ( Cilentan: ''Cendula'') is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. Geography Located in southern Cilento, Centola borders with the municipalities of Camerota, Celle di Bulgheria, Montano Antilia, Pisciotta and San Mauro la Bruca. The municipality counts the town itself (2,550 inhabitants) and four hamlets (''frazioni''). Their population is listed under brackets. *Palinuro (1,202 inhabitants): the largest ''frazione'', located by the sea * Foria (516 inhabitants). Located not too far from Centola * San Severino (435 inhabitants): it is home to medieval ruins, located by "Centola" railway station *San Nicola (370 inhabitants), the littlest hamlet of the ''comune'' See also * Cilento *Cape Palinuro *Cilentan Coast The Cilento Coast ( Italian: ''Costiera Cilentana'') is an Italian stretch of coastline in Cilento, on the southern side of the Province of Salerno. It is situated between the gulfs of Salerno and ...
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Cilento
Cilento is an Italian geographical region of Campania in the central and southern part of the Province of Salerno and an important Tourism, tourist area of southern Italy. Cilento is known as one of the centers of Mediterranean diet. Geography The coast of Cilento is located on the Tyrrhenian Sea, stretching from Paestum to the Gulf of Policastro, near the town of Sapri. Most of the touristic destinations in the coast are ''Frazione, frazioni'' (hamlets) of ''comuni'' whose seats are inland; examples include Santa Maria di Castellabate, Acciaroli, Velia (town), Velia, Palinuro, Marina di Camerota, Scario and Policastro Bussentino. The inner boundaries are the Alburni mountains and Vallo di Diano, sometimes considered as part of Cilentan geographical region, which has in Sala Consilina its largest center. The most important towns in this area are Vallo della Lucania (in the middle), Sapri and Agropoli: this is the largest town of Cilento and the principal harbour. Most of this ...
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Latin
Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the Roman Republic it became the dominant language in the Italian region and subsequently throughout the Roman Empire. Even after the fall of Western Rome, Latin remained the common language of international communication, science, scholarship and academia in Europe until well into the 18th century, when other regional vernaculars (including its own descendants, the Romance languages) supplanted it in common academic and political usage, and it eventually became a dead language in the modern linguistic definition. Latin is a highly inflected language, with three distinct genders (masculine, feminine, and neuter), six or seven noun cases (nominative, accusative, genitive, dative, ablative, and vocative), five declensions, four verb conjuga ...
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Frazione
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 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 hamlets, occasionally just a clump of houses. Not every hamlet is classified as a ''frazione''; those that are not are often referred to as ''località'', for example, in the telephone boo ...
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Ascea
Ascea is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of southwestern Italy. In the communal territory are the Greek ruins of Velia. It is part of the Cilento traditional area; the maritime touristic part of the municipality is the Marina di Ascea. The town is located on the beach and is popular with European tourists in the summer months. See also *Cilento *Cilentan Coast *Parmenides Parmenides of Elea (; grc-gre, Παρμενίδης ὁ Ἐλεάτης; ) was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher from Elea in Magna Graecia. Parmenides was born in the Greek colony of Elea, from a wealthy and illustrious family. His dates a ... * Elea References External links Cities and towns in Campania Coastal towns in Campania Localities of Cilento {{Campania-geo-stub ...
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Caracciolo
Caracciolo () is an Italian surname most associated with the noble House of Carácciolo from the Kingdom of Naples. Other people with the name include: * Alberto Caracciolo, Argentinian musician * Andrea Caracciolo, Italian footballer * Battistello Caracciolo, Italian painter * Fabio Caracciolo, Belgian footballer of Italian descent * Francesco Caracciolo (1752-1799), Italian admiral and revolutionist *Franco Caracciolo, Italian conductor *Alessia Cara, Canadian musician *Pasqual or Pasquale Caracciolo, author of ''La gloria del cavallo'' Venice 1566 ("The Glory of the Horse") Other uses ;In music * ''Caracciolo'' is an opera by Franco Vittadini. ;Ships * Francesco Caracciolo-class battleship The ''Francesco Caracciolo''-class battleships were a group of four super-dreadnought battleships designed for the (Royal Italian Navy) in 1913 and ordered in 1914. The first ship of the class, ''Francesco Caracciolo'', was laid down in late 19 ..., an Italian dreadnought battleship ...
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