Auletta

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Auletta
Comune
Comune di Auletta
Panorama
Auletta within the Province of Salerno
Location of Auletta
UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	84031
Dialing code	0975
Patron saint	St. Donatus
Saint day	August 17
Website	Official website

Auletta is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.

History

According to a legend retold by historian

word for "oil", and the town is mentioned as Olibola in 1095 and Olivola in 1131.

Auletta was already fortified around the year 1000, the castle also being built in this period.

Immediately the

troops. 45 local people were killed in what is remembered as the Massacro di Auletta ("Auletta Massacre"). In 1943 it was bombed by the Allied due to the presence of a battery of German guns.

Geography

The bordering municipalities are

.

See also

• Pertosa Caves
• Alburni
• Cilento
• Vallo di Diano

References

External links

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• Official website (in Italian)

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