Cilento, Vallo di Diano and Alburni National Park | |
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Parco Nazionale del Cilento, Vallo di Diano e Alburni | |
Location | Campania |
Nearest city | Salerno |
Coordinates | 40°17′N15°28′E / 40.283°N 15.467°E |
Area | 1,810.48 km2 (699.03 sq mi) |
Established | 1991 |
Governing body | Ministero dell'Ambiente |
parks.it | |
Official name | Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park with the Archeological Sites of Paestum and Velia, and the Certosa di Padula |
Type | Cultural |
Criteria | iii, iv |
Designated | 1998 (22nd session) |
Reference no. | 842 |
Region | Europe and North America |
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 Vallo di Diano and the Monti Alburni. It was founded in 1991 and was formerly known as the Parco Nazionale del Cilento e Vallo di Diano.
The park was officially instituted on December 6, 1991, to protect the territory of Cilento from building speculation and mass tourism. Originally named Parco Nazionale del Cilento e Vallo di Diano, in 1998 it became a World Heritage Site of UNESCO, [1] also with the ancient Greek towns of Paestum, Velia and the Padula [2] Charterhouse.
The other natural reserves instituted in the area of the park are the "Natural reserve of Foce Sele-Tanagro" (created in 1993, [3] with the Oasis of Persano) and the "Maritime reserve of Punta Licosa", in the municipality of Castellabate.
The national park's territory, one of the largest in Italy, does not include all the municipalities of the areas of Cilento and Vallo di Diano. It includes almost all the Cilentan Coast and its central forest area is Pruno. The administrative offices are located in Vallo della Lucania, at Piazza Santa Caterina nr. 8.
The municipalities part[ clarification needed ] of the park are:
Campora is a town and comune in the province of Salerno, Campania. It is located in the territory of Cilento and as of 2009 its population was 810.
Casal Velino, also spelled Casalvelino, is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.
Castelcivita is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.
Ogliastro Cilento is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. As of 2011 its population was of 2,241.
Sicignano degli Alburni is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of southern Italy.
Santa Barbara is an Italian village and hamlet (frazione) of the commune of Ceraso in the Province of Salerno, Campania. It has a population of roughly a thousand.
The Calore Lucano is a river in Campania, southern Italy, whose course is entirely included in the province of Salerno, within Cilento, for a total of about 63 kilometres (39 mi). It is an important left tributary of the Sele. In ancient times it was known as Calor.
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.
Marina di Camerota is an Italian town, the largest Civil parish of Camerota, situated in the province of Salerno, Campania. In 2007 it had a population of 2,674.
Palinuro is an Italian small town, the most populated civil parish (frazione) of Centola, Province of Salerno, in the Campania region. The name of the town is derived from Palinurus, the helmsman of Aeneas, as recorded in the fifth and sixth books of the Aeneid.
The Vallo di Diano is an Italian valley of the south-eastern side of Campania, in the province of Salerno.
Scario is an Italian village and hamlet (frazione), the largest of the municipality of San Giovanni a Piro in the province of Salerno, Campania region. In 2011, it had a population of 1,124.
Agnone Cilento, also shortened as Agnone, is an Italian hamlet (frazione), the greatest one in the municipality of Montecorice in the province of Salerno, Campania region.
The Cilento Coast is an Italian stretch of coastline in Cilento, on the southern side of the Province of Salerno. It is situated between the gulfs of Salerno and Policastro, extending from the municipalities of Capaccio-Paestum in the north-west, to Sapri in the south-east.
The Cilentan dialect is a Neapolitan dialect spoken in the area of Cilento, located in the southern part of the Province of Salerno, Campania, Italy.
Marina di Casalvelino, also spelled Casalvelino Marina, is a southern Italian village and hamlet (frazione) of Casal Velino, a municipality in the province of Salerno, Campania. With a population of 1,263 (2009), it is the most populated hamlet of its municipality.
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 Panormo. Its second name, Alburno, gives the name to the whole range.
San Severino is an Italian village and hamlet (frazione) of the municipality of Centola in the Province of Salerno, Campania. As of 2011 its population was of 435.
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.
Laura is a southern Italian village and hamlet (frazione) of Capaccio, a municipality in the province of Salerno, Campania. As of 2001 its population was of 1,301.