Vallo della Lucania (commonly known simply as ''Vallo'') is a town and ''
comune
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'' in the
province of Salerno
The province of Salerno () is a province in the Campania region of Italy. It has 1,054,766 inhabitants as of 2025.
Geography
The largest towns in the province are: Salerno, the capital, which has a population of 131,950; Cava de' Tirreni, Bat ...
in the
Campania
Campania is an administrative Regions of Italy, region of Italy located in Southern Italy; most of it is in the south-western portion of the Italian Peninsula (with the Tyrrhenian Sea to its west), but it also includes the small Phlegraean Islan ...
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 ...
. It lies in the middle of
Cilento
Cilento () is an Italian mountain range (part of the Lucan Apennines), which gives its name to a geographical region of Campania in the central and southern part of the province of Salerno. Is an important tourist area of southern Italy.
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and its population is 8,680.
History
A settlement called ''Castrum Cornutum'' (meaning: "Fortress of Cornutans") is documented in the 13th century: according to the Italian historian Giuseppe Maiese, it had been founded by colonists from
Cornutum, an ancient city in
Dalmatia
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.
In the 18th century the town changed its name to Vallo di Novi. In 1806, during the French government of the
Kingdom of Naples
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, it was made a district capital.
Geography
The town is located in the middle of the
Cilento
Cilento () is an Italian mountain range (part of the Lucan Apennines), which gives its name to a geographical region of Campania in the central and southern part of the province of Salerno. Is an important tourist area of southern Italy.
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and its
National Park
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, close to
Gelbison mountain.
The municipality borders with
Cannalonga
Cannalonga is a town and ''comune'' in the Province of Salerno, Campania, southern Italy.
History
The town was founded between the 9th/10th century AD.
It became well known in the region around 1450, when the tradition of the festival called ' ...
,
Castelnuovo Cilento
Castelnuovo Cilento ( Cilentan: ''Castiedde Nuove'') is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.
History
The medieval village of Castelnuovo was part of the fief of the Agnello family from Se ...
,
Ceraso,
Gioi
Gioi is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. As of 2011, its population was 1,339.
History
The comune of Gioi has a history that dates back well over 1000 years. The first permanent inha ...
,
Moio della Civitella
Moio della Civitella is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.
Geography
Located in the middle of Cilento, Moio borders with the municipalities of Campora, Cannalonga, Gioi, and Vallo della ...
,
Novi Velia
Novi Velia is a town and ''comune'' of the Province of Salerno, Campania, southern Italy. It is located in the southern Cilento area.
The town takes its name from the ancient Greek town of Velia, whose archaeological remains are located nearby.
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, and
Salento
Salento (; Salentino dialect, Salentino: ''Salentu''; Griko language, Salento Griko: ) is a Cultural area, cultural, List of historical states of Italy, historical, and geographic region at the southern end of the administrative region of Apuli ...
.
The hamlets (''
frazioni
A ''frazione'' (: ''frazioni'') 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 consolidat ...
'') are Angellara, Massa, and Pattano.
Gallery
File:Veduta vallo della lucania 2.jpg, Town's view
File:Facciata chiesa di san pantaleone.jpg, San Pantaleone church
See also
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Cilento
Cilento () is an Italian mountain range (part of the Lucan Apennines), which gives its name to a geographical region of Campania in the central and southern part of the province of Salerno. Is an important tourist area of southern Italy.
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Gelbison (mountain)
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Gelbison Cilento (football club)
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Vallo della Lucania
The Diocese of Vallo della Lucania () is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Campania, has existed under this name since 1945. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno.
References
External links
Comune of Vallo della LucaniaPhotos of the town
Cities and towns in Campania
Localities of Cilento
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