Buccino

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Buccino
Comune di Buccino
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Buccino within the Province of Salerno
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Buccino
Buccino (Campania)
Coordinates: 40°38′N15°23′E / 40.633°N 15.383°E / 40.633; 15.383
Country Italy
Region Campania
Province Salerno (SA)
Frazioni Buccino Scalo, Pianelle, San Giovanni, Teglia, Temponi, Tufariello
Area
[1]
  Total65.48 km2 (25.28 sq mi)
Elevation
663 m (2,175 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2004) [2]
  Total5,555
  Density85/km2 (220/sq mi)
Demonym Buccinesi
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
84021
Dialing code 0828
Patron saintSanta Maria Immacolata
Saint dayPrima domenica di Luglio
Website Official website

Buccino is a town and comune in Campania in Italy, in the province of Salerno, located about 700 m above sea level.

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Geography

The municipality borders with Auletta, Colliano, Palomonte, Romagnano al Monte, Salvitelle, San Gregorio Magno and Sicignano degli Alburni. It counts the hamlets ( frazioni ) of Buccino Scalo, Pianelle, San Giovanni, Teglia, Temponi and Tufariello.

History

In Roman times, the town was known as Volcei. It was the chief town of the independent tribe of the Volceiani, Vulcientes or Volcentani, whose territory was bounded north by that of the Hirpini, west and south by Lucania and east by the territory of Venusia. Some pre-Roman ruins still exist. [3] It became a municipium , and in 323 CE had an extensive territory attached to it, including the town of Numistro, the large Cyclopean walls of which may still be seen, 35 km below Muro Lucano. [4]

Main sights

Below the town is a well-preserved Roman bridge over the Tanagro river. [4]

Religion

There are three Roman Catholic parishes in Buccino: Santa Croce in Gerusalemme; Santa Maria Assunta e San Giovanni Gerosolimitano; and Santa Maria Solditta in San Antonio Abate. All three belong to the deanery of Caggiano in the Archdiocese of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno. The three parishes are in the care of Don Vincenzo Ruggiero, appointed priest in July 2020. [5]

There are 9 places of worship: [6]

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References

  1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. Notizie degli scavi, 1884, 115
  4. 1 2 Wikisource-logo.svg One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain :  Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Volcei". Encyclopædia Britannica . Vol. 28 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 192. This cites G. Patroni in Notizie degli scavi (1897), 183.
  5. "Buccino", Archdiocese of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno . Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  6. "Buccino", Beni Ecclesiastic in Web (Ufficio Nazionale per i beni culturali ecclesiastici). Retrieved 2 July 2023.

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