Padula

Padula
Country	Italy
region	Campania
province	Salerno  (SA)
Coordinates	40 ° 20 ′  N , 15 ° 40 ′  E Coordinates: 40 ° 20 ′ 0 ″  N , 15 ° 40 ′ 0 ″  E
height	699  m slm
surface	66.44 km²
Residents	5,308 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density	80 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	84034, 84030
prefix	0975
ISTAT number	065087
Popular name	Padulesi
Patron saint	San Michele Arcangelo
Website	Padula

View of the city from the Charterhouse

Padula is an Italian commune in the province of Salerno , Campania region with 5308 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) and part of the Comunità Montana Vallo di Diano .
The place is known for a monastery on the list of world cultural heritage , the Charterhouse of Padula .

The districts Ascolese and Caiazzano belong to the municipality , neighboring municipalities are Buonabitacolo , Marsico Nuovo (PZ), Montesano sulla Marcellana , Paterno (PZ), Sala Consilina , Sassano and Tramutola (PZ). The town's patron saint is San Michele Arcangelo .

geography

The place is about 100 km southeast of the provincial capital Salerno and extends over an area of ​​about 66 km². Most of it is located on a hill 698 m above sea level.

history

The origins of the place can be traced back to the 9th century, when the hill on which the city lies was used as a fortification against attacks by the Saracens .

Residents

Demographic development:

Web links

Commons : Padula  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• More pictures and information about Padula (Italian)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.