Magliano Nuovo is a southern

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village and hamlet (''

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Magliano Vetere Magliano Vetere is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. As of 2011 its population was 739. History The town, anciently named ''Malleanum'' or ''Mallianum'', was first mentioned in a docu ...

, a municipality 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 ...

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. As of 2011, its population was 334.

History

The village was the site of an ancient Goth castle, built in the 6th century, conquered by the

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and after by the

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. During the Middle Ages, it was purchased by the noble houses of

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and Pasca. The site was resettled in 1669, when a fire damaged Magliano and the survivors built a new village there, naming it Magliano Nuovo ("New Magliano"). When, some years later, the original site was rebuilt, it took the name of Magliano Vetere ("Old Magliano").History of Magliano on the municipal website
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Geography

Located in the middle of Cilento and transcluded into its national park, Magliano Nuovo lies above a mountain (700 m) between the valleys of the rivers Alento and

Calore Lucano The Calore Lucano (or ''Calore Salernitano'') is a river in Campania, southern Italy, whose course is entirely included in the province of Salerno, within Cilento, for a total of about . It is an important left tributary of the Sele. In ancient ...

, 3 km west of

. A detached quarter, named ''Palazzo Soccorso'' (), lies below the old town, at an altitude of 600 m, and spans on the national highway SR 488. Magliano is 4 km far from Gorga, 5 from Capizzo and Stio, 8 from

Monteforte Cilento Monteforte Cilento is a town and ''comune'' of the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-west Italy. History Monteforte was originally a Roman ''castrum'', which expanded in the High Middle Ages after immigration due to the Saracen ...

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Laurino Laurino is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of southwestern Italy. Geography Laurino is a typical medieval hill town of the Cilento, the southernmost part of Campania. It dominates the surrounding landsca ...

and

Campora Campora is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno, Campania (southern Italy). It is located in the territory of Cilento and as of 2009 its population was 810.Felitto Felitto is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-west Italy. It is famous for ''fusilli'', a kind of handmade pasta, and the annual ''Fusillo'' festival. History The town was founded at the beginning o ...

and

Vallo della Lucania Vallo della Lucania (commonly known simply as ''Vallo'') is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. It lies in the middle of Cilento and its population is 8,680.

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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 ...

Main sights

*The "Magliano Nuovo - Postiglione" mountain path for trekking lover *The Medieval Bridge over the river *The Goth Castle, built in the 6th century in the highest point of the village *The Assumption of Mary Church (''Santa Maria dell'Assunta'') *The "Preta Perciata", an underground mountain pass built in the 11th century connecting the valleys of Alento and CalorePreta Perciata on infocilento.it
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