Buccino is a town and ''
comune
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'' in
Campania
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in
Italy
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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 ...
, 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
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'') 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
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 ...
and east by the territory of
Venusia
Venosa ( Lucano: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Potenza, in the southern Italian region of Basilicata, in the Vulture area. It is bounded by the comuni of Barile, Ginestra, Lavello, Maschito, Montemilone, Palazzo San Gervas ...
. Some pre-Roman ruins still exist. It became a ''
municipium
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'', and in 323 CE had an extensive territory attached to it, including the town of
Numistro, the large Cyclopean walls of which may still be seen, 35 km below
Muro Lucano.
[ This cites G. Patroni in ''Notizie degli scavi'' (1897), 183.]
Main sights
Below the town is a well-preserved Roman bridge over the
Tanagro river.
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Religion
There are three Roman Catholic parishes in Buccino: Santa Croce in Gerusalemme; Santa Maria Assunta e San Giovanni Gerosolimitano; and Santa Maria Solditta in San Antonio Abate. All three belong to the deanery of Caggiano in the Archdiocese of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno. The three parishes are in the care of Don Vincenzo Ruggiero, appointed priest in July 2020.
There are 9 places of worship:"Buccino"
''Beni Ecclesiastic in Web'' (Ufficio Nazionale per i beni culturali ecclesiastici). Retrieved 2 July 2023.
* The Parish
Church of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme on the Via S. Croce;
* The Parish
Church of Sant'Antonio Abate in the Piazza S. Antonio Abata;
* The Parish
Church of Santa Maria Assunta in the Piazza R. Giuliani;
* The
Church of San Nicola della Piazza and the
Chapel of Madonna delle Lacrime, respectively a subsidiary church and subsidiary chapel belonging to the Parish of Santa Maria Assunta e San Giovanni;
* The
Church of San Giuseppe, a subsidiary church belonging to the Parish of Santa Maria Solditta;
* The
Church of Santa Maria delle Grazia, a subsidiary of the Sanctuary of Maria Santissima Immocolata;
* The
Church of San Giovanni Gerosolomitano, a subsidiary of the Parish of Santa Maria Assunta e San Giovanni;
* The
Church of Santissima Annunziata, a subsidiary of the Church of Santa Croce.
References
External links
Cities and towns in Campania
Localities of Cilento
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