Vallo di Diano
Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park with the Archeological Sites of Paestum and Velia, and the Certosa di Padula | |
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| Criteria | Cultural: (iii)(iv) |
| Reference | 842-001 |
| Inscription | 1998 (22nd Session) |
| Coordinates | 40°24′N 15°34′E / 40.400°N 15.567°E |
  Location of Vallo di Diano in Campania  Vallo di Diano (Italy) | |
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The Vallo di Diano (also known as Valdiano) is an Italian valley of the south-eastern side of Campania, in the province of Salerno.
Geography
Situated between the
World Heritage Site of Italy from 1998. The greatest forestal park, mainly located in cilentan side, is Pruno
.
The area is composed by 17 municipalities, and the greatest one is Sala Consilina, with c. 12,500 inhabitants. The others are Atena Lucana, Auletta, Buonabitacolo, Caggiano, Casalbuono, Monte San Giacomo, Montesano sulla Marcellana, Padula, Pertosa, Polla, San Pietro al Tanagro, Sant'Arsenio, San Rufo, Sanza, Sassano and Teggiano.
Transport
The valley is served by the
Petina,[1] Polla, Atena Lucana, Sala Consilina and Padula-Buonabitacolo. From this last exit it departs a speedway to Policastro Bussentino and Sapri with exits in Buonabitacolo and Sanza
.
It was also served by the railway line Sicignano-Lagonegro, closed since 1987 for works and connected to Salerno–Potenza–Taranto railway line.
See also
- Cilento
- Padula Charterhouse
- Pertosa Caves
- Cilentan Coast
- Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park
- Cilentan language
References
- ^ Partly in valdianese territory
External links
Media related to Vallo di Diano at Wikimedia Commons
- (in Italian) Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park
- (in Italian) Mountain Community of Vallo di Diano
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