Olevano sul Tusciano 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.
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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 ...
in the
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 i ...
region of south-western
Italy
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.
Main sights
*Roman villa of S. Maria a Corte
*Castrum Olibani, a
Lombard castle. During the rule of
Frederick of Hohenstaufen in southern Italy, it was a seat of
Hermann von Salza
Hermann von Salza (or Herman of Salza; c. 1165 – 20 March 1239) was the fourth Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights, serving from 1210 to 1239. A skilled diplomat with ties to the Holy Roman Emperor and the Pope, Hermann oversaw the expansio ...
* Pope gardens in Salitto
* St. Vincenzo prison
* Convent of
Santa Maria di Costantinopoli
The Church of Santa Maria di Costantinopoli is a 16th-century Roman Catholic church located on the street of the same name in Naples, Italy, and located a block north of the Academy of Fine Arts of Naples.
History
Its name is allied to the cult ...
, a
Dominican 16th century building
*''Curtis'' di Santa Maria a Corte
* Church of S. Maria a Corte (1600)
* Church of San Leone Magno (1700)
* Church of Santa Lucia (1700)
* Coven of Santa Regina in Monticello village (1470)
* Chapel of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Monticelli (1746)
* Coven of San Giacomo in Ariano (1400)
* Chapel of San Rocco (remains) near Tusciano river.
* Chapel of Madonna della Neve (1500).
* Coven of Santa Maria del Soccorso in Salitto (1515).
* Chapel of Maria Santissima del Rosario in Salitto (968).
* Chapel of Madonna delle Grazie in Salitto (1500).
*Grotta di Nardantuono: part of St. Michael's cave. Legend has it that the cave was the shelter of Nardantuono bands of brigands led by Antonio di Nardo, the robber Nardantuono century.
Twin towns
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Wilmington, United States
References
Cities and towns in Campania
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