Castelcivita (Cilentan: A Castellucce) is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.

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Castelcivita
Comune
Comune di Castelcivita
Panoramic view
Castelcivita within the Province of Salerno
Location of Castelcivita
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Coordinates: 40°29′N 15°14′E
Country	Italy
Region	Campania
Province	Salerno (SA)
Frazioni	Cosentini, Pantano-Serracchio, Serra
Government
• Mayor	Antonio Forziati
Area [1]
• Total	57 km2 (22 sq mi)
Elevation	487 m (1,598 ft)
Population  (28 February 2017)[2]
• Total	1,678
• Density	29/km2 (76/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Castelcivitesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	84020
Dialing code	0828
Patron saint	St. Cono, St. Nicholas of Bari
Saint day	June 3, December 6
Website	Official website

Geography

The town is situated in the middle of Cilento, by the western side of the Alburni mountains, and its territory is part of the Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park.[3] Neighboring municipalities are Albanella, Altavilla Silentina, Aquara, Controne (the nearest town), Ottati, Postiglione, Roccadaspide and Sicignano degli Alburni. The municipalities counts the hamlets (frazioni) of Cosentini, Pantano-Serracchio and Serra.

Main sights

This section is written like a travel guide rather than an encyclopedic description of the subject. (January 2022)

Castelcivita is home to the popular tourist attraction, the Castelcivita Caves (Grotte di Castelcivita), located 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) in the valley, by the river Calore.

See also

• Cilento
• Cilentan dialect

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Castelcivita.

• Official website (in Italian)
• (in Italian and English) Official site of the caves
• (in Italian and English) Castelcivita genealogy compilation

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