Controne is a town and ''

comune The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces ('' province''). The can ...

'' in the

province of Salerno The Province of Salerno ( it, Provincia di Salerno) is a province in the Campania region of Italy. __TOC__ Geography The largest towns in the province are: Salerno, the capital, which has a population of 131,950; Cava de' Tirreni, Battipagl ...

in the

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region of south-western

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History

In 2015 Mayor Nicola Pastore issued an ordinance stating that dogs are not permitted to bark between 2pm and 4pm, the period of Italian napping, and during evening hours.

Geography

The town is situated in the middle 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 ...

, by the western side of the

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 ...

mountains, and its territory is part of 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 ...

. The municipality has an area on 7 km² and is bordered by

Altavilla Silentina Altavilla Silentina is a town and ''comune'' located in the province of Salerno, Campania, some 100 km south of Naples, Italy. Geography Altavilla Silentina is spread on two ridges of a hill. It is shielded on the northeastern side by the ...

Castelcivita Castelcivita ( Cilentan: ''A Castellucce'') is a town and '' comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. Geography The town is situated in the middle of Cilento, by the western side of the Alburni mounta ...

and Postiglione. Lesser than 1 km in south of it are located the

Castelcivita Caves The Castelcivita Caves (Italian: ''Grotte di Castelcivita'') are a karst cave system located in the municipality of Castelcivita (and partially in Controne), in the province of Salerno, Campania, southern Italy. Overview Their second name, "Sp ...

, by the river Calore. Nearest places are Castelcivita and the village of Canneto, 4 km in the north.

Events

One of the most important events of the town is the '' sagra'' of the "

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s of Controne", held each November from 1983.''Sagra'' of Controne (infos on the municipal website)

Gallery

File:Fontana acquaviva.JPG, Acquaviva Fountain File:Pcontrone03.jpg, Aqueduct

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