Castelcivita ( Cilentan: ''A Castellucce'') is a town and ''

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 ...

'' in the

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, Battipagli ...

in the

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region of south-western

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 ...

Geography

The town is situated in the middle of Cilento, by the western side of the

Alburni The Alburni are an Italian mountain range of the Province of Salerno, Campania, part of the Apennines. Due to their geomorphology, they are popularly known as the "''Dolomites of Campania''" or of Southern Italy. The highest mountain is the P ...

mountains, and its territory is part of the

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 ...

.The municipalities of Cilento National Park
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Albanella Albanella is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. It is located 51 kilometers from the city of Salerno. The town slogan is , which translates to "the land of the olive trees" in English. ...

Altavilla Silentina Altavilla Silentina is a town and ''comune'' located in the province of Salerno, Campania, some 100 km south of Naples, Italy. Geography Altavilla Silentina is spread on two ridges of a hill. It is shielded on the northeastern side by the ...

, Aquara,

Controne Controne is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. History In 2015 Mayor Nicola Pastore issued an ordinance stating that dogs are not permitted to bark between 2pm and 4pm, the period of ...

(the nearest town),

Ottati Ottati ( Cilentan: ''Utatte'') is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-west Italy. As of 2011 its population was of 680. History The town was founded in the 12th century, presumably by shepherds who aban ...

Postiglione Postiglione ( Campanian: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. Geography Located in Cilento, below the Alburni mountains, borders with the municipalities of Altavilla Silentina, Ca ...

Roccadaspide Roccadaspide (Campanian: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. Geography The town is located in the north-west side of Cilento, not too far from Paestum Paestum ( , , ) was a ...

and

Sicignano degli Alburni Sicignano degli Alburni (also known simply as Sicignano) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of southern Italy. History The Roman war hero Lucius Sicinius Dentatus, of the gens Sicinia, founded Sicignano ...

. The municipalities counts the hamlets (''

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 era (1922–1943) as a way to consolidate territ ...

'') of Cosentini, Pantano-Serracchio and Serra.

Main sights

Castelcivita is home to the popular tourist attraction, the

Castelcivita Caves The Castelcivita Caves (Italian: ''Grotte di Castelcivita'') are a karst cave system located in the municipality of Castelcivita (and partially in Controne), in the province of Salerno, Campania, southern Italy. Overview Their second name, "Sp ...

(''Grotte di Castelcivita''), located in the valley, by the river Calore.

References

External links

Official website

Official site of the caves

Castelcivita genealogy compilation
Cities and towns in Campania Localities of Cilento {{Campania-geo-stub

Geography

Main sights

See also

References

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