Santa Barbara (Ceraso)

Santa Barbara
Frazione
Santa Barbara

Location of Santa Barbara in Italy

Coordinates: 40°10′46.09″N 15°15′24.04″E / 40.1794694°N 15.2566778°E / 40.1794694; 15.2566778Coordinates: 40°10′46.09″N 15°15′24.04″E / 40.1794694°N 15.2566778°E / 40.1794694; 15.2566778
Country  Italy
Region  Campania
Province Salerno (SA)
Comune Ceraso
Elevation 275 m (902 ft)
Population (2005)
 • Total 1,000
Demonym(s) Barbaresi
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 84052
Dialing code 0974
Website Municipal website

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]

Geography

The village is located in the middle of Cilento and its national park, 3 km in south of Ceraso, on the provincial road from Vallo della Lucania to Ascea and nearby the green area of Gelbison mountain. It has a little locality named Isca nearby the little river Fiumarella.
Santa Barbara is far 7 km 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, who runs from Salerno - Battipaglia > Paestum - Agropoli - Vallo della Lucania, to Palinuro - Policastro > Sapri.

History

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ (Italian) Infos at web site of Ceraso
  2. ↑ (Italian) Infos about the history of Santa Barbara at galacasacastra.it

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