Agnone Cilento, also shortened as Agnone, is an Italian hamlet (''
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 territ ...
''), the greatest one in the municipality of
Montecorice
Montecorice is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. As of 2011 its population was of
History
Montecorice likely originated as a small village around the monastery of Sant'Arcangelo, whic ...
in the
province of Salerno
The Province of Salerno ( it, Provincia di Salerno) is a province in the Campania region of Italy.
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Geography
The largest towns in the province are: Salerno, the capital, which has a population of 131,950; Cava de' Tirreni, Battipagli ...
,
Campania
(man), it, Campana (woman)
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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
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. It is far 3 km from Montecorice, 6 from
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 '' ...
, 7 from
Case del Conte
Case del Conte, sometimes also spelled ''Casa del Conte'', is a southern Italian village and hamlet (''frazione'') of Montecorice, a municipality in the province of Salerno, Campania. As of 2009 its population was of 235.
History
The toponym mean ...
, 13 from
Santa Maria di Castellabate
Santa Maria di Castellabate ( Cilentan: ''A Marina'') is a southern Italian town and hamlet (''frazione'') of Castellabate, a municipality in the province of Salerno, Campania. It is the most populated ''frazione'' of its ''comune'' and the seat ...
, 24 from
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 ...
and 21 from the ancient Greek town of
Velia
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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
Cilento, Vallo di Diano and Alburni National Park (Italian ''Parco Nazionale del Cilento, Vallo di Diano e Alburni'') is an Italian national park in the Province of Salerno, in Campania in southern Italy. It includes much of the Cilento, the Va ...
, is strongly receptive for
tourism
Tourism is travel for pleasure or business; also the theory and practice of touring, the business of attracting, accommodating, and entertaining tourists, and the business of operating tours. The World Tourism Organization defines tourism mor ...
, especially on summer, due to its links to Agropoli,
Salerno and
Naples
Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...
(by
bus
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es and
hydrofoils) and to the quality of its water; which suddenly give it the
Blue Flag beach.
See also
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Cilento
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Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park
Cilento, Vallo di Diano and Alburni National Park (Italian ''Parco Nazionale del Cilento, Vallo di Diano e Alburni'') is an Italian national park in the Province of Salerno, in Campania in southern Italy. It includes much of the Cilento, the Va ...
References
External links
Website of Agnone Cilento
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Frazioni of the Province of Salerno
Coastal towns in Campania
Localities of Cilento