Serre 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
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region of south-western
Italy
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.
History
The town is
medieval
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and was founded at the end of the 10th century.
Geography
Serre is a hilltown located in northern
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.
...
. Its municipal territory, crossed by the rivers
Sele
Sele may refer to:
Places Africa
*Sele, Burkina Faso, a village in the Ouéleni Department of Burkina Fase.
* Sele, Ethiopia, a town in Agbe municipality
Asia
*Sele, Turkey, a Turkish village in Kailar in Ottoman times
*Şələ, Azerbaijan
*Seleu ...
and
Calore Lucano, borders with
Albanella,
Altavilla Silentina,
Campagna,
Eboli
Eboli (Neapolitan language, Ebolitano: ) is a town and ''comune'' of Campania, southern Italy, in the province of Salerno.
Eboli, an agricultural centre, is renowned for its olive oil and dairy products, most notably the famous buffalo mozzarel ...
and
Postiglione.
The municipality counts the hamlets of
Borgo San Lazzaro and
Persano.
See also
*
Cilentan dialect
*
Cilento National Park
References
External links
Cities and towns in Campania
Localities of Cilento
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