Stella Cilento (
Cilentan: ''Stella Ciliendo'') 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
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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 ...
. Its name means ''Star of Cilento'' in the
Italian language
Italian (''italiano'' or ) is a Romance language of the Indo-European language family that evolved from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire. Together with Sardinian, Italian is the least divergent language from Latin. Spoken by about ...
.
Geography
Stella, named after the
neighbouring mountain, is located in the middle of
Cilento. It borders with the municipalities of
Casal Velino
Casal Velino, also spelled ''Casalvelino'', is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.
History
The village, first mentioned in the 11th century, was named ''Casalicchio'' until 1893. It was ...
,
Omignano
Omignano is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.
Geography
The municipality borders with Casal Velino, Lustra, Salento, Sessa Cilento and Stella Cilento.
See also
*Cilento
Cilen ...
,
Pollica
Pollica (Campanian: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. Located 94 km from Salerno, the town rises to an elevation 370 meters from sea level.
History
The first mention of Po ...
and
Sessa Cilento
Sessa Cilento (from Greek ''Σύεσσα'' - ''Syessa'') is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.
Geography
Sessa Cilento is located in Cilento and in its National Park. borders with the m ...
. It counts the ''
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 Amalafede, Droro, Guarrazzano and San Giovanni.
See also
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Monte Stella
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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
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Cities and towns in Campania
Localities of Cilento
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