Alburni
| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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| Location | Province of Salerno, Campania, Italy |
| Part of | "Paestum, Velia, the Certosa di Padula, Mount Cervati and the Vallo di Diano" part of Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park with the Archeological Sites of Paestum and Velia, and the Certosa di Padula |
| Criteria | Cultural: (iii)(iv) |
| Reference | 842-001 |
| Inscription | 1998 (22nd Session) |
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The Alburni are an Italian mountain range of the Province of Salerno, Campania, part of the Apennines. Due to their geomorphology, they are popularly known as the "Dolomites of Campania" or of Southern Italy.[1] The highest mountain is the Panormo (1,742 amsl). Its second name, Alburno, gives the name to the whole range.
Overview
[edit | edit source]Part of the Lucan Apennines and included in Cilento National Park,[2] the Alburni are located in the eastern area of Cilento, near the borders between Campania and Basilicata. In north-east the range degrades into the plain of Vallo di Diano. Some of the rivers flowing below the mountains are the Calore Lucano, Tanagro, Fasanella and Ripiti.
The karstic nature of the mountains favoured the formation of several caves, more than 400. The most famous are the show caves of Castelcivita and Pertosa.[3]
On the road pass between Sant'Angelo a Fasanella and Petina there are located the Antece,[4] an ancient rock sculpture (5th/6th century BC), and the observatory of Casone d'Aresta.[5]
List of mountains
[edit | edit source]| Mountain | Elevation (amsl) | Municipalities |
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| Panormo (Alburno) | 1,742 | Sicignano degli Alburni, Ottati, Petina |
| Monte della Nuda | 1,704 | Castelcivita, Postiglione, Sicignano degli Alburni |
| Spina dell'Ausino | 1,426 | Corleto Monforte, San Rufo, San Pietro al Tanagro |
| Monte Pizzuto | 1,403 | Postiglione, Castelcivita, Controne |
| Caramito | 1,364 | Ottati, Petina, Sant'Angelo a Fasanella |
| Il Figliolo | 1,364 | Petina, Sant'Angelo a Fasanella, Ottati |
| La Marta | 1,303 | Polla, Auletta, Pertosa |
| Serra Nicola | 1,301 | Corleto Monforte, Sant'Arsenio, Polla, Auletta, Petina |
| Serra Nuda | 1,283 | San Rufo, Corleto Monforte |
| Costa Palomba | 1,125 | Corleto Monforte, Sant'Angelo a Fasanella |
| Monte Forloso | 1,102 | Petina, Sicignano degli Alburni |
| Tempa del Prato | 1,048 | Ottati, Sant'Angelo a Fasanella |
| Costa la Croce | 951 | Ottati, Aquara |
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ (in Italian) "Negli Alburni, le Dolomiti del Sud": article on la Repubblica
- ^ The protected area of Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park
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- ^ (in Italian) Article on the touristic site of Sant'Angelo Archived 2012-08-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ (in Italian) Article at cielomareterra.it Archived 2012-04-13 at the Wayback Machine
External links
[edit | edit source]Error creating thumbnail: File missing Media related to Lua error in Module:Commons_link at line 62: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). at Wikimedia Commons
- (in Italian) Alburni Mountain Community