Province of Salerno | |
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Coordinates: 40°41′N14°46′E / 40.683°N 14.767°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Campania |
Capital(s) | Salerno |
Comuni | 158 |
Government | |
• President | Francesco Alfieri |
Area | |
• Total | 4,923 km2 (1,901 sq mi) |
Population (31 October 2012) | |
• Total | 1,092,349 |
• Density | 220/km2 (570/sq mi) |
GDP | |
• Total | €19.358 billion (2015) |
• Per capita | €17,479 (2015) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 84100 |
Telephone prefix | 089 |
ISO 3166 code | IT-SA |
Vehicle registration | SA |
ISTAT | 065 |
Website | www.provincia.salerno.it |
The province of Salerno (Italian : provincia di Salerno) is a province in the Campania region of Italy.
The largest towns in the province are: Salerno, the capital, which has a population of 131,950; Cava de' Tirreni, Battipaglia and Nocera Inferiore, all having around 50,000 inhabitants. The province has an area of 4,923 km2 (1,901 sq mi), and a total population of about 1.1 million. There are 158 comuni (SG: comune ), the one with the largest area being Eboli.
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The Amalfi Coast—a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997—is located within the province, attracting tens of thousands of tourists from all around the world every year. The province also comprises the Cilento coast, whose sea quality is considered among the best in Italy. [2]
Formerly a notable center of Magna Graecia, Paestum houses a wide complex of well-preserved ancient Greek temples.[ citation needed ]
One of the features of the rugged country-side is Gole del Calore di Felitto , an area of gorges between Felitto and Magliano Vetere formed by the Calore Lucano river. This area is of great geological interest and is rich in flora and fauna.[ citation needed ]
One of the many historical buildings in the province is the chapter house belonging to the Certosa di Padula (or Carthreuse of Padula or of San Lorenzo in Padula), a Carthusian monastery in the town of Padula. The building has evolved over centuries; the earliest parts were constructed in the early 14th century. A mannerist cloister leads to the church, and a later 17th-century cloister has loggias supported by rusticated columns. These features add to the general baroque character of the building.[ citation needed ]
The chapter house has been adapted for the Museo Archeologico della Lucania Occidentale, which has many ancient artifacts dating from Roman times.[ citation needed ]
The Monti Picentini area is home to the eponymous regional park, which is home to several natural preserves.[ citation needed ]
Lucania was a historical region of Southern Italy. It was the land of the Lucani, an Oscan people. It extended from the Tyrrhenian Sea to the Gulf of Taranto. It bordered with Samnium and Campania in the north, Apulia in the east, and Bruttium in the south-west, and was at the tip of the peninsula which is now called Calabria. It comprised almost all the modern region of Basilicata, the southern part of the Province of Salerno and a northern portion of the Province of Cosenza.
Cava de' Tirreni is a city and comune in the region of Campania, Italy, in the province of Salerno, 10 kilometres northwest of the town of Salerno. It lies in a richly cultivated valley surrounded by wooded hills, and is a popular tourist resort. The abbey of La Trinità della Cava is located there.
The province of Chieti is a province in the Abruzzo region of Italy. Its provincial capital is the city Chieti, which has a population of 50,770 inhabitants. The province has a total population of 387,649 inhabitants as of 2017 and spans an area of 2,599.58 square kilometres (1,003.70 sq mi). The province contains 104 comuni. Its provincial president is Mario Pupillo.
Agropoli is a town and comune located in the Cilento area of the province of Salerno, Campania, Italy. It is situated at the start of the Cilentan Coast, on the Tyrrhenian Sea.
Aquara is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.
Felitto is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-west Italy. It is famous for fusilli, a kind of handmade pasta, and the annual Fusillo festival.
Laurino is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of southwestern Italy.
Magliano Vetere is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. As of 2011 its population was 739.
Montesano sulla Marcellana is a town and comune of the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-west Italy.
Sala Consilina is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of southwestern Italy. With 12,635 inhabitants it is the most populated town of Vallo di Diano.
Padula Charterhouse, in Italian Certosa di Padula, is a large Carthusian monastery, or charterhouse, located in the town of Padula, in the Cilento National Park, in Southern Italy. It is a World Heritage Site.
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.
Pruno is a forest in the Campania region of southern Italy. It is the largest woodlands of central Cilento region. The hamlets (frazioni) with this name are situated in the municipalities of Laurino, Valle dell'Angelo and Piaggine, and are considered a singular village.
Policastro Bussentino is an Italian town and hamlet (frazione) of the municipality of Santa Marina in the province of Salerno, Campania region. It is a former bishopric, now titular see, and has a population of 1,625.
Cilento, Vallo di Diano and Alburni National Park 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 Vallo di Diano is an Italian valley of the south-eastern side of Campania, in the province of Salerno.
Magliano Nuovo is a southern Italian village and hamlet (frazione) of Magliano Vetere, a municipality in the province of Salerno, Campania. As of 2011, its population was 334.
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.