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Auletta is a town and '' comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.
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 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.
Official website
Cities and towns in Campania Localities of Cilento {{Campania-geo-stub
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 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 areBuccino
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 a ...
, Caggiano
Caggiano is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.
Geography
Located near the Basilicata region, Caggiano borders the municipalities of Auletta, Pertosa, Polla, Salvitelle, Sant'Angelo Le Fr ...
, Corleto Monforte
Corleto Monforte (Campanian: ) is a town and ''comune'' with 615 residents in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.
History
Corleto Monforte gets its name from the Latin word ''coryletum'', meaning "a thicket of h ...
, Pertosa, Petina, Polla, 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 ...
and Sicignano degli Alburni.
See also
* Pertosa Caves * Alburni *Cilento
Cilento is an Italian geographical region of Campania in the central and southern part of the Province of Salerno and an important Tourism, tourist area of southern Italy.
Cilento is known as one of the centers of Mediterranean diet.
Geograph ...
* Vallo di Diano
References
External links
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Cities and towns in Campania Localities of Cilento {{Campania-geo-stub