Santa Barbara is an Italian village and hamlet (frazione) of the commune of Ceraso in the Province of Salerno, Campania. It has a population of roughly a thousand.[1]

Santa Barbara
Frazione
Santa Barbara Location of Santa Barbara in Italy
Coordinates: 40°10′46.09″N 15°15′24.04″E
Country	Italy
Region	Campania
Province	Salerno (SA)
Comune	Ceraso
Elevation	275 m (902 ft)
Population  (2005)
• Total	1,000
Demonym(s)	Barbaresi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	84052
Dialing code	0974
Website	Municipal website

History

The village was founded around the year 1005.[2] It counts a little castle, ancient seat of the local marquesses Ferolla.

Geography

Santa Barbara is located in the middle of Cilento and transcluded into its national park, 3 km south of Ceraso, on the provincial road from Vallo della Lucania to Ascea, and nearby the green area of Gelbison mountain. It counts a little locality named Isca nearby the little river Fiumarella.

The village is 7 km far from Vallo della Lucania, 16 from Ascea, 18 from Velia, and almost 80 from Salerno. Nearby the town of Ceraso there is an exit of a modern carriageway, rapid variation on national road SS 18, which runs from Salerno to Sapri through Battipaglia, Paestum, Agropoli, Vallo della Lucania, Centola and Policastro.

See also

• Cilento
• Cilentan dialect
• Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park

References

External links

Media related to Santa Barbara at Wikimedia Commons

• (in Italian) Comune of Ceraso
• (in Italian) History of S.Barbara (on galcasacastra.it)