Gelbison is a mountain in the Lucan Subappennines range of the
Apennine Mountains
The Apennines or Apennine Mountains (; grc-gre, links=no, Ἀπέννινα ὄρη or Ἀπέννινον ὄρος; la, Appenninus or – a singular with plural meaning;''Apenninus'' (Greek or ) has the form of an adjective, which wou ...
system, with an elevation of . It is located in the southern
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 co ...
region of the
Province of Salerno, in the
Campania
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region, of southern
Italy.
The mountain is within the
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 Vall ...
.
Geography
Monte Gelbison is included in the commune of
Novi Velia. The western part of the mountain includes several other communes, such as
Vallo della Lucania
Vallo della Lucania (commonly known simply as ''Vallo'') is a town and '' comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. It lies in the middle of Cilento and its population is 8,680. , and ends at the southern
Cilentan Coast
The Cilento Coast ( Italian: ''Costiera Cilentana'') is an Italian stretch of coastline in Cilento, on the southern side of the Province of Salerno. It is situated between the gulfs of Salerno and Policastro, extending from the municipalities ...
in the
Tyrrhenian Sea
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.
History
At its top is the sanctuary of Madonna del Monte Sacro, with a tall cross which is illuminated by night. The sanctuary perhaps
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occupies the site an ancient temple of the
Oenotrians
The Oenotrians (Οἴνωτρες, meaning "tribe led by Oenotrus" or "people from the land of vines - Οἰνωτρία") were an ancient Italic people who inhabited a territory in Southern Italy from Paestum to southern Calabria. By the sixth c ...
, dedicated to a deity later identified with
Hera.
The name derives from a
Saracen medieval presence, since it comes from the
Arabic
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"Mount of the Idol", perhaps referring to the ancient sanctuary.
See also
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Monte Bulgheria
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Monte Cervati
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Monte Stella
References
External links
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Mountains of Campania
Mountains of the Apennines
Cilento