Sessa Cilento (from

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''Σύεσσα'' - ''Syessa'') 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 in the

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region of south-western

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Geography

Sessa Cilento is located in

Cilento Cilento is an Italian geographical region of Campania in the central and southern part of the Province of Salerno and an important tourist area of southern Italy. Cilento is known as one of the centers of Mediterranean diet. Geography The ...

and in its

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. borders with the municipalities of

Lustra Lustra may refer to: *Lustrum (plural "Lustra"), a period of five years. *Lustra, poetry, by Ezra Pound. *Lustra, Campania, a commune in the province of Salerno (Campania, Italy). * ''Lustra'' (album), a 1997 album by British band Echobelly. *Lust ...

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 Cilento ...

Perdifumo Perdifumo (Campanian: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania (man), it, Campana (woman) , population_note = , population_blank1_title = , population_blank1 = , demographics_type1 = , d ...

, Pollica,

San Mauro Cilento San Mauro Cilento is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. History The town was first mentioned in 1130. Its secondary toponym, Casalsoprano (or Casal Soprano, i. e. ''Upper Farmhouse''), ...

, Serramezzana and Stella Cilento. The municipality 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 Casigliano, Castagneta, Felitto Piano, San Mango Cilento, Santa Lucia, Offoli and Valle.

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