Prignano Cilento is a town and ''
comune'' in the
province of Salerno in the
Campania region of south-western
Italy. As of 2017 its population was of 1,035.
Geography
Location
Prignano is located in northern
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.
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and borders with the municipalities of
Agropoli (10 km west),
Cicerale,
Ogliastro Cilento
Ogliastro Cilento 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 2,241.
History
First mentioned in 1059 as ''Oleastrum'' (Latin word referred to the Olive tree), ...
(4 km north),
Perito,
Rutino and
Torchiara
Torchiara is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.
Geography
The municipality borders with Agropoli, Laureana Cilento, Lustra, Prignano Cilento and Rutino. It counts the ''frazione
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. In the eastern edge of its territory is located the
Alento River dam and reservoir, shared with Perito and Cicerale municipal territories.
''Frazioni''
It counts the hamlets of (''
frazioni'')
Melito and
San Giuliano; and the rural localities of Acquabona, Alento, Selva and Serre. Until the end of the 16th century, it existed another hamlet named Poglisi (or Puglisi).
*Melito lies under the hill where Prignano (1 km far) is located. It is a rural medieval village and its main sights are the Tower Volpe, the Old Fountain and St. Catherine's Chapel.
[The churches of Prignano Cilento]
(municipal website)The Torre Volpe of Meltio
(municipal website)
*San Giuliano is urbanistically contiguous to Prignano and is nowadays considered a quarter of it. Anciently known as ''Taverna'', it was a post house, and its main sight is St. Julian's Chapel.[
]
Main sights
Notable churches in the town are San Nicola di Bari, Santa Caterina, San Cosmo e Damiano, Sant'Antonio and San Biagio (originally the church of San Giuliano). There are 4 private antique chapels in the town. There was an Italo-Greek monastery, Santa Sofia, in the locality of Serre.[
]
Transport
The town is crossed in the middle by the state highway SS18, and is served by the SS18 Var highway, linking Salerno
Salerno (, , ; nap, label= Salernitano, Saliernë, ) is an ancient city and ''comune'' in Campania (southwestern Italy) and is the capital of the namesake province, being the second largest city in the region by number of inhabitants, after ...
to Sapri (via Battipaglia
Battipaglia () is a municipality (''comune'') in the province of Salerno, Campania, south-western Italy.
Famed as a production place of buffalo mozzarella, Battipaglia is the economic hub of the Sele plain.
History
Formerly part of the ancien ...
, Agropoli and Vallo della Lucania), at the homonym exit. Nearest railway stations are Torchiara
Torchiara is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.
Geography
The municipality borders with Agropoli, Laureana Cilento, Lustra, Prignano Cilento and Rutino. It counts the ''frazione
...
and Agropoli- Castellabate, both on the Southern Tyrrhenian railway
Southern may refer to:
Businesses
* China Southern Airlines, airline based in Guangzhou, China
* Southern Airways, defunct US airline
* Southern Air, air cargo transportation company based in Norwalk, Connecticut, US
* Southern Airways Expres ...
.
See also
*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 ...
* Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park
References
External links
Prignano Cilento official websitePrignano Cilento on tuttocitta.it
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Cities and towns in Campania
Localities of Cilento