Cervati is an Italian mountain of the
Province of Salerno
The Province of Salerno ( it, Provincia di Salerno) is a province in the Campania region of Italy.
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Geography
The largest towns in the province are: Salerno, the capital, which has a population of 131,950; Cava de' Tirreni, Battipagl ...
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Campania
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Geography
The mountain is located in the north-western side of the municipality of
Sanza, close to the forest area of
Pruno
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. It is the source of the river
Bussento
The Bussento is a river in southwestern Italy. Originating from Cervati mountain, it flows in the Campanian territory of Cilento, in the Province of Salerno. Its mouth is by the Tyrrhenian Sea, nearby Policastro Bussentino.
Geography
After its ...
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With 1,898 amsl it is the highest mountain of
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 ...
, followed by
Panormo (part of
Alburni
The Alburni are an Italian mountain range of the Province of Salerno, Campania, part of the Apennines. Due to their geomorphology, they are popularly known as the "''Dolomites of Campania''" or of Southern Italy. The highest mountain is the Pa ...
range, 1,742 amsl),
Faiatella (1,710) and
Gelbison (1,705). It is also the second highest mountain of
Campania
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, after the
Monte Miletto
Monte Miletto is a mountain of Molise, Italy
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of
Matese
The Matese ( Italian: Monti del Matese or Massiccio del Matese) is a chain of mountains in southern Apennines, southern Italy.
Geography
The Matese mountains straddle two regions (Molise and Campania) and four provinces (Campobasso, Isernia, B ...
(2,050), located partly in
Molise
it, Molisano (man) it, Molisana (woman)
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See also
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Gelbison
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Alburni
The Alburni are an Italian mountain range of the Province of Salerno, Campania, part of the Apennines. Due to their geomorphology, they are popularly known as the "''Dolomites of Campania''" or of Southern Italy. The highest mountain is the Pa ...
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Stella
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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 ...
References
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Mountains of Campania
Mountains of the Apennines
Cilento
One-thousanders of Italy
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