Cardile

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Cardile
Location of Cardile in Italy
Coordinates: 40°16′15.42″N15°14′35.2″E / 40.2709500°N 15.243111°E / 40.2709500; 15.243111 Coordinates: 40°16′15.42″N15°14′35.2″E / 40.2709500°N 15.243111°E / 40.2709500; 15.243111
CountryFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Region Flag of Campania.svg  Campania
Province Salerno (SA)
Comune Gioi
Elevation
493 m (1,617 ft)
Population
 (2009) [1]
  Total614
Demonym(s) Cardillesi
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
84056
Dialing code (+39) 0974
Patron saint St. John the Baptist
Website Official website

Cardile is a southern Italian village and the only hamlet ( frazione ) of Gioi, a municipality in the province of Salerno, Campania. As of 2009 its population was of 614. [1]

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History

The village was founded in the 11th century, around an ancient Lavra Basiliana named "La Laura". In 1754 the village was divided into 3 wards: Piedicardile, in the lower side; Mezzocardile, in the middle; and Capocardile, in the upper side. [2]

Geography

Cardile is located in the middle of Cilento, and is part of its national park. [3] It is a hillside village that lies below the mountains Velosa (943 m) and Tempa del Bosco (908 m), both part of the Southern Apennines.

The village is 6 km from Gioi, 5 from Moio della Civitella, 8 from Vallo della Lucania, 11 from Stio, and 23 from the Ancient Greek town of Velia. Other nearby villages are Pellare (6 km), and Angellara (7 km). A few km south of the village, there are the springs of the Fiumarella, a tributary creek of the river Alento. [4]

Main sights

Some of the sights of Cardile are: [2]

Personalities

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