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Buccino
Buccino is a town and ''comune'' in Campania in Italy, in the province of Salerno, located about 700 m above sea level. Geography The municipality borders with Auletta, Colliano, Palomonte, Romagnano al Monte, Salvitelle, San Gregorio Magno and Sicignano degli Alburni. It counts the hamlets (''frazioni'') of Buccino Scalo, Pianelle, San Giovanni, Teglia, Temponi and Tufariello. History In Roman times, the town was known as ''Volcei''. It was the chief town of the independent tribe of the Volceiani, Vulcientes or Volcentani, whose territory was bounded north by that of the Hirpini, west and south by Lucania and east by the territory of Venusia. Some pre-Roman ruins still exist. It became a ''municipium In ancient Rome, the Latin term (: ) referred to a town or city. Etymologically, the was a social contract among ('duty holders'), or citizens of the town. The duties () were a communal obligation assumed by the in exchange for the privileges ...'', and in 323 CE had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auletta
Auletta is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. History According to a legend retold by historian Giovan Battista Pacichelli, the name of Auletta would stem from Auleto, one of Aeneas' companions. Another suggested origin is ''olea'', the Latin language, Latin word for "oil", and the town is mentioned as ''Olibola'' in 1095 and ''Olivola'' in 1131. Auletta was already fortified around the year 1000, the castle also being built in this period. Immediately the Unification of Italy, in 1861, the population rose against the Piedmontese Regio Esercito troops. 45 local people were killed in what is remembered as the ''Massacro di Auletta'' ("Auletta Massacre"). In 1943 it was bombed by the Allied due to the presence of a battery of German guns. Geography The bordering municipalities are Buccino, Caggiano, Corleto Monforte, Pertosa, Petina, Italy, Petina, Polla, Italy, Polla, Salvitelle and Sicignano degli Alburni. See al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colliano
Colliano (Campanian: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. The name is likely related to the Italian word, ''collinare'', which means hill top. History Geography The municipality borders with Buccino, Contursi Terme, Laviano, Muro Lucano ( PZ, Basilicata region), Oliveto Citra, Palomonte, San Gregorio Magno San Gregorio Magno (local dialect: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of southern Italy. Overview San Gregorio Magno is located in an ethnographic region of Southern Italy with a unique form of folk musi ... and Valva. See also * Collianello * Piano di Pecore References External links Cities and towns in Campania Localities of Cilento {{Campania-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palomonte
Palomonte (Campanian: or ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b .... Palomonte's population is of 4.133 as of 2009. References Cities and towns in Campania Localities of Cilento {{Campania-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucania
Lucania was a historical region of Southern Italy, corresponding to the modern-day region of Basilicata. It was the land of the Lucani, an Oscan people. It extended from the Tyrrhenian Sea to the Gulf of Taranto. It bordered with Samnium and Campania in the north, Apulia in the east, and Bruttium in the south-west, and was at the tip of the peninsula which is now called Calabria. It comprised almost all the modern region of Basilicata, the southern part of the Province of Salerno (the Cilento area), the western part of Province of Taranto and a northern portion of the Province of Cosenza. The precise limits were the river Silarus in the north-west, which separated it from Campania, and the Gravina (river) which flows into the Gulf of Taranto in the east. The lower tract of the river Laus, which flows from a ridge of the Apennine Mountains to the Tyrrhenian Sea in an east-west direction, marked part of the border with Bruttium. Geography Almost the whole area is occupied ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salvitelle
Salvitelle (Campanian: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of southwestern Italy. Geography The municipality borders with Auletta, Buccino Buccino is a town and ''comune'' in Campania in Italy, in the province of Salerno, located about 700 m above sea level. Geography The municipality borders with Auletta, Colliano, Palomonte, Romagnano al Monte, Salvitelle, San Gregorio Magn ..., Caggiano, Romagnano al Monte and Vietri di Potenza ( PZ). Monuments and Places of Interest *Chapel of St. Sebastian (1557-1558), *Church of SS. Rosario (1740), *Church of the Holy Spirit (1800), *Grassibelli Palace, *Mucci Palace, *Romanzi Palace, *Briganti Palace. References External links Cities and towns in Campania Localities of Cilento {{Campania-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanagro
The Tanagro (''Tanàgro'') or Negro is a river of the Province of Salerno, southwestern Italy. It rises in the Vallo di Diano and is a tributary of the Sele River. In ancient times it was known as ''Tanager''. Overview From the origin to the mouth, the river flows in the municipal territories of Casalbuono, Montesano sulla Marcellana, Buonabitacolo, Sassano, Padula, Sala Consilina, Teggiano, San Rufo, Atena Lucana, Sant'Arsenio, San Pietro al Tanagro, Polla, Pertosa, Auletta, Petina, Buccino, Sicignano degli Alburni and Contursi Terme. It crosses the towns and villages of Casalbuono, Ascolese (Padula), Silla (Sassano), Atena Lucana Scalo, Polla, Pertosa (near the caves), Auletta, Sicignano Scalo and Contursi Scalo.Source: OpenStreetMap and Google Maps Google Maps is a web mapping platform and consumer application offered by Google. It offers satellite imagery, aerial photography, street maps, 360° interactive panorama, interactive panoramic views of streets ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sicignano Degli Alburni
Sicignano degli Alburni (also known simply as Sicignano) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of southern Italy. History The Roman war hero Lucius Sicinius Dentatus, of the gens Sicinia, founded Sicignano degli Alburni as his ancient latifundium. The earliest documentation of Sicignano is from a medieval donation document dated 1086 by which the Norman count Asclettino Sicignano, Lord of Polla (died 1086), gives the abbey of Cava dei Tirreni the monastery of St. Peter and St. Catherine's Church, located in the Castrum Pollae. From 1811 to 1860, Sicignano was part of the district of Postiglione, belonging to the District of Country of the Two Sicilies. From 1860 to 1927 it was part of the district of Postiglione, belonging to the district to campaign. Geography Sicignano is located between the valley of the Tanagro river and the Alburni mountain range; its territory lying mostly within the Parco nazionale del Cilento e Vallo di Diano. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comune
A (; : , ) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions () and provinces (). The can also have the City status in Italy, title of (). Formed according to the principles consolidated in Medieval commune, medieval municipalities, the is provided for by article 114 of the Constitution of Italy. It can be divided into , which in turn may have limited power due to special elective assemblies. In the autonomous region of the Aosta Valley, a is officially called a in French. Overview The provides essential public services: Civil registry, registry of births and deaths, registry of deeds, and maintenance of local roads and public works. Many have a (), which is responsible for public order duties. The also deal with the definition and compliance with the (), a document that regulates the building activity within the communal area. All communal structures ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Church Of Santa Maria Assunta, Buccino
Church may refer to: Religion * Church (building), a place/building for Christian religious activities and praying * Church (congregation), a local congregation of a Christian denomination * Church service, a formalized period of Christian communal worship * Christian denomination, a Christian organization with distinct doctrine and practice * Christian Church, either the collective body of all Christian believers, or early Christianity Places United Kingdom * Church, a former electoral ward of Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council that existed from 1964 to 2002 * Church (Liverpool ward), a Liverpool City Council ward * Church (Reading ward), a Reading Borough Council ward * Church (Sefton ward), a Metropolitan Borough of Sefton ward * Church, Lancashire, England United States * Church, Iowa, an unincorporated community * Church Lake, a lake in Minnesota * Church, Michigan, ghost town Arts, entertainment, and media * '' Church magazine'', a pastoral theology magazin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
