Cardile
{{for|the Italian painter|Antonio Cardile}}
{{Infobox frazione
| name = Cardile
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| image_map = Cardile (OpenStreetMap).png
| map_caption = Village's map (OpenStreetMap)
| coordinates = {{coord|40|16|15.42|N|15|14|35.2|E|type:city|display=inline,title}}
| region = {{flag|Campania}}
| province = Salerno (SA)
| comune = Gioi
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 493
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| population_footnotes = {{in lang|it}} [http://italia.indettaglio.it/ita/campania/salerno_gioi_cardile.html Info at italia.indettaglio.it]
| population_total = 614
| population_as_of = 2009
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| gentilic = Cardillesi
| saint = St. John the Baptist
| day =
| postal_code = 84056
| area_code = (+39) 0974
| website = {{official|http://www.cardile.org/}}
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Cardile is a southern Italian village and the only hamlet (frazione) of Gioi, a municipality in the province of Salerno, Campania. As of 2009 its population was of 614.
History
The village was founded in the 11th century, around an ancient Lavra Basiliana named "La Laura". In 1754 the village was divided into 3 wards: Piedicardile, in the lower side; Mezzocardile, in the middle; and Capocardile, in the upper side.{{in lang|it}} [http://www.cardile.org/il-paese/ Historical info about Cardile and village's map]
Geography
Cardile is located in the middle of Cilento, and is part of its national park.{{in lang|it}} [http://www.cilentoediano.it/sito/natura/dove-siamo Location of Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191019113433/http://www.cilentoediano.it/sito/natura/dove-siamo |date=2019-10-19 }} It is a hillside village that lies below the mountains Velosa (943 m) and Tempa del Bosco (908 m), both part of the Southern Apennines.
The village is 6 km from Gioi, 5 from Moio della Civitella, 8 from Vallo della Lucania, 11 from Stio, and 23 from the Ancient Greek town of Velia. Other nearby villages are Pellare (6 km), and Angellara (7 km). A few km south of the village, there are the springs of the Fiumarella, a tributary creek of the river Alento.{{OSM|n|1084917615|Cardile}}
Main sights
Personalities
- Riccio Brothers, involved in the Rebellions of Cilento of 1828[http://www.carboneria.it/cilento.htm The Rebellions of Cilento of 1828 (carboneria.it)]{{in lang|it}} [http://lacittadisalerno.gelocal.it/salerno/cronaca/2008/04/15/news/cilento-set-delle-gesta-dei-fratelli-riccio-1.4518844 Article about Riccio Brothers (la Città di Salerno)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306111209/http://lacittadisalerno.gelocal.it/salerno/cronaca/2008/04/15/news/cilento-set-delle-gesta-dei-fratelli-riccio-1.4518844 |date=2016-03-06 }}
See also
References
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External links
{{commons category|Cardile}}
- {{in lang|it}} [http://www.cardile.org/ Cardile official website]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150924033201/http://www.igb.cnr.it/cilentoisolates/ Genetic Park of Cilento and Vallo di Diano Project (Campora, Gioi, Cardile)]
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