Casal Velino

Casal Velino
Comune
Comune di Casal Velino
Coat of arms
Casal Velino within the Province of Salerno
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Coordinates: 40°11′20.4″N15°06′37.3″E / 40.189000°N 15.110361°E / 40.189000; 15.110361
Country	Italy
Region	Campania
Province	Salerno (SA)
Frazioni	Acquavella, Bivio Acquavella, Marina di Casalvelino, Vallo Scalo, Verduzio (Fornari)
Government
• Mayor	Silvia Pisapia
Area [1]
• Total	31.71 km2 (12.24 sq mi)
Elevation	170 m (560 ft)
Population  (31 May 2017) [2]
• Total	5,252
• Density	165.6/km2 (429.0/sq mi)
Demonym	Casalvelinesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	84040, 84050
Dialing code	0974
Patron saint	St. Blaise
Saint day	February 3
Website	Official website

Casal Velino, also spelled Casalvelino, is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.

History

The village, first mentioned in the 11th century, was named Casalicchio until 1893. It was renamed Casal Velino in homage to the ancient and nearby town of Velia, whose male demonym is "Velino". ^[3]

Geography

Casal Velino is a hill town located in Cilento and included into its national park, located some km from the Ancient Greek city of Velia.

The municipality borders with Ascea, Castelnuovo Cilento, Omignano, Pollica, Salento and Stella Cilento. ^[4] It counts the hamlets ( frazioni ) of Acquavella, Bivio Acquavella, Marina di Casalvelino, Vallo Scalo (shared with Castelnuovo Cilento) and Verduzio.

Transport

Casal Velino railway station|Casal Velino station, part of Naples-Reggio Calabria line and out of service, is located in the village of Velina (formerly Casalvelino Scalo), a frazione of Castelnuovo close to Bivio Acquavella. Another station, Vallo della Lucania-Castelnuovo railway station|Vallo della Lucania-Castelnuovo, is located in Vallo Scalo and is also served by long-distance trains.

The port of Marina di Casalvelino is served by the hydrofoil's line MM6W Naples-Sorrento-Marina di Camerota, part of a local passenger ferry network named Metrò del Mare. ^[5]

See also

• Cilentan Coast
• Cilentan dialect

References

1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
2. (in Italian) Source: Istat 2011
3. "Casal velino: breve storia di Casal velino". www.cilentopark.it.
4. 40329 (x   j   a   h) Casal Velino on OpenStreetMap
5. "Cilento Case - Ville e appartamenti in affitto per le vacanze nel Cilento". www.casalvelino.net.

External links

Media related to Casal Velino at Wikimedia Commons

• (in Italian) Official website