Castelnuovo Cilento
Castelnuovo Cilento | |
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| Comune di Castelnuovo Cilento | |
 The tower of Castelnuovo | |
 Castelnuovo within the Province of Salerno | |
Location of Castelnuovo Cilento  | |
UTC+2 (CEST) | |
| Postal code | 84040 |
| Dialing code | 0974 |
| Patron saint | Mary Magdalene |
| Saint day | July 22 |
| Website | Official website |
Castelnuovo Cilento (Cilentan: Castiedde Nuove) is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.
History
The medieval village of Castelnuovo was part of the
Geography
Castelnuovo is a town located on a hill above the plain of river Alento, next to the town of Vallo della Lucania and the Ancient Greek city of Velia. It is part of Cilento and is included into its national park.
The municipality borders with
Transport
The territory of Castelnuovo is served by a pair of railway stations, Vallo della Lucania-Castelnuovo and Casal Velino, both on the Naples-Reggio Calabria line. The first one is located in Vallo Scalo and is also served by long-distance trains, the second is located in Velina, and is out of service. It is also served by the highway SP 430 Battipaglia-Agropoli-Vallo-Sapri, at the exit "Vallo Scalo-Salento".
See also
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- Istat2011
- ^ (in Italian) History of Castelnuovo Cilento Archived 2016-08-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 40334 Castelnuovo Cilento on OpenStreetMap
External links
Media related to Castelnuovo Cilento at Wikimedia Commons
- (in Italian) Castelnuovo Cilento official website
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