Vallo della Lucania
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Country | Italy | |
region | Campania | |
province | Salerno (SA) | |
Coordinates | 40 ° 14 ′ N , 15 ° 16 ′ E | |
height | 380 m slm | |
surface | 25.32 km² | |
Residents | 8,290 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
Population density | 327 inhabitants / km² | |
Post Code | 84078, 84040, 84050, 84060 | |
prefix | 0974 | |
ISTAT number | 065154 | |
Popular name | Vallesi | |
Patron saint | Pantaleon | |
Website | Vallo della Lucania | |
Vallo della Lucania |
Vallo della Lucania ( Vallo for short ) is a southern Italian municipality ( comune ) with 8,290 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Salerno in the Campania region . The administration of the Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park is based in Vallo della Lucania. The place is also the seat of the Comunità Montana Zona del Gelbison e Cervati and the Roman Catholic diocese Vallo della Lucania . The patron saint of the place is St. Pantaleon .
geography
Vallo della Lucania is located south of Salerno in the Cilento . The three districts ( frazioni ) are Angellara, Massa Lucania and Pattano. The Monte Gelbison is located in the municipality .
The neighboring municipalities are Cannalonga , Castelnuovo Cilento , Ceraso , Gioi , Moio della Civitella , Novi Velia and Salento .
Attractions
- San Pantaleone Cathedral, built between 1700 and 1736
- Abbey of Santa Maria di Pattano, ruins of a Byzantine monastery
Economy and Infrastructure
As one of the largest cities in the region, Vallo della Lucania is the economic and educational center of the Cilento.
The Istituto Musicale "R. Goitre", founded by Santina De Vita, is the musical center that stands for musical education in the Cilento.
The Vallo della Lucania-Castelnuovo train station is located in the Vallo Scalo district of Casal Velino on the Naples – Reggio di Calabria line .
In addition to the state hospital of the municipality, there is also the private clinic "Cobellis", which is located in Vallo della Lucania.
The local football club is the ASD Gelbison Cilento Vallo della Lucania.
Personalities
- Giovanni Lanzalone (1852–1936), poet, writer and literary critic
- Romeo Oliva (1889–1975), admiral during World War II
- Maria Agresta (* 1978), soprano
- Elisa Oricchio (* 1979), biologist
- Cristian Molinaro (* 1983), football player
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.