Licosa
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Licosa is a southern Italian village and hamlet (frazione) of Castellabate, a municipality in the province of Salerno, Campania. As of 2009 its population was of 82.[1]
History
The toponym derives from the
The area, inhabited since the
The medieval fief of Licosa, established by the abbot Constabilis in 1123, was part of the baronage of Castello dell'Abate, and was administered by the abbots of La Trinità della Cava.
Geography
Licosa is located in northern Cilento, by the Tyrrhenian Coast, in a rural area and forest topped by Mount Licosa (326 m). The village, composed of 3 sections named Licosa I, Licosa II and Licosa III,[4] lies nearby a cape named Punta Licosa.[5] In front of the cape, that counts a little harbor, is located the Isola Licosa (Licosa Island),[6] an islet that hosts a lighthouse.
The village, located between
Natural environment
Licosa's territory belongs to the National Park of Cilento and its coastline, characterized by the flysch rocks, is part of the marine protected area of Santa Maria di Castellabate.[7] The territory, far from urban settlements, is surrounded by maquis shrubland (macchia) and forest.
Gallery
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Palace Granito, nearby the island -
View of Mount Licosa trail to the coastal tower Semaforo -
The flysch by the coast
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See also
- Cilentan Coast
- Cilentan dialect
- Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park
References
- ^ a b (in Italian) Licosa (section I, section II and section III) at italia.indettaglio.it
- ^ "The Siren Leucosia" on cilentodamare.it
- ^ "The Saracen Raid of Rome in 846 – An example of maritime ghazw. (pp. 93–120)" (Academia.edu)
- Istat2001
- ^ 1314897084 Licosa on OpenStreetMap
- ^ 122364454 Isola Licosa on OpenStreetMap
- ^ (in Italian) Marine Protected Area of Santa Maria di Castellabate (parks.it)
External links
Media related to Licosa at Wikimedia Commons
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