Policastro Bussentino
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Policastro Bussentino (or simply Policastro) is an Italian town and hamlet (frazione) of the municipality of Santa Marina (of which it is its seat) in the province of Salerno, Campania region. It is a former bishopric, now titular see, and has a population of 1,625.[1]
History
The town was founded in
During the fascist period, with the union of municipalities of Ispani and Santa Marina, Policastro became a hamlet of Capitello.
Geography
The town is located on the southern side of
Tourism
Policastro attracts visitors, especially in summer, due to the quality of its water, its rural surroundings and a good
Transport
The railway station is situated in the middle of the town, by the main line Rome-Naples-Reggio Calabria-Palermo/Catania. Regional trains run every hour. The town recently inaugurated (2006) as the final track of national road SS18, which runs from Salerno - Battipaglia - Paestum - Agropoli - Vallo della Lucania - Palinuro to Sapri. Policastro has another carriageway, a variation of SS 517 that reaches Padula and the A2 Motorway[5] exit Padula-Buonabitacolo, via Sanza.
See also
- Cilento
- Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Policastro
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Teggiano-Policastro
- List of ancient Greek cities
- Magna Graecia
- Santa Marina
References
- ^ a b (in Italian) Infos on italia.indettaglio.it
- ^ (in Italian) "Pixunte" on the Italian Encyclopedia Treccani
- ^ Mogens Herman Hansen & Thomas Heine Nielsen, An Inventory of Archaic and Classical Poleis, Oxford University Press, 2004, p. 289.
- ^ GCatholic - former bishopric of Buxentum and titular see of Capo della Foresta
- ^ Naples-Salerno-Cosenza-Reggio Calabria