Celle di Bulgheria
{{Infobox Italian comune
| name = Celle di Bulgheria
| official_name = Comune di Celle di Bulgheria
| image_skyline = Celle di Bulgheria.jpg
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| image_caption = Panorama from the mount Bulgheria
| image_shield = CelleBulgheria.gif
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| image_map = Celle di Bulgheria pos SA.gif
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| map_caption = Celle within the Province of Salerno
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| coordinates = {{coord|40|06|N|15|24|E|region:IT_type:city(1999)|display=inline,title}}
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| region = {{RegioneIT|sigla=CAM}}
| province = {{ProvinciaIT (short form)|sigla=SA}} (SA)
| frazioni = Poderia
| mayor_party =
| mayor = Gino Marotta
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 31.62
| population_footnotes = {{in lang|it}} [http://demo.istat.it/pop2011/index.html Source:] Istat 2011
| population_total = 1861
| population_as_of = 1 January 2018
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| population_demonym = Cellesi
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 234
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| saint = Madonna of the Snow
| day = 5 August
| postal_code = 84040
| area_code = 0974
| website = {{official website|http://www.comune.celledibulgheria.sa.it/}}
| footnotes =
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Celle di Bulgheria, also shortened as Celle, is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.
History
The town was named after the Bulgars settled here with their leader Altsek (whose father was the second ever leader of Old Great Bulgaria) in the early Middle Ages.[http://archaeologyinbulgaria.com/2016/06/08/monument-of-ancient-bulgar-leader-altsek-opened-in-italys-celle-di-bulgheria-to-celebrate-ancient-bulgar-heritage/]
MONUMENT OF ANCIENT BULGAR LEADER ALTSEK OPENED IN ITALY’S CELLE DI BULGHERIA TO CELEBRATE ANCIENT BULGAR HERITAGE
Geography
Celle Bulgheria is located in Southern Cilento, near the mount Bulgheria, and is part of the Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park. It borders with the municipalities of Camerota, Centola, Laurito, Montano Antilia and Roccagloriosa.{{OSM|r|40261|Celle di Bulgheria}} Its hamlet (frazione) is the nearby village of Poderia.{{OSM|n|1253558258|Poderia}}
Main sights
- De Luca Palace
- Madonna della Neve (Our Lady of the Snow) church
- Saint Sophia church, in Poderia
- Mount Bulgheria
Transport
Celle di Bulgheria counts a railway station, Celle Bulgheria-Roccagloriosa, on the Naples-Salerno-Reggio Calabria railway line.
Crossed by the "Cilentana" highway Salerno-Sapri to the south, has the nearest exits at Poderia (west) and Roccagloriosa (east).
People
- Antonio Maria De Luca (1764–1828), priest and patriot
- Salvatore Venuta (1944–2007), biologist and oncologist
Twin towns
- {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} Veliki Preslav, Bulgaria
- {{flagicon|Russia}} Bolgar, Russia
See also
References
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External links
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- [http://www.comune.celledibulgheria.sa.it/ Official website] {{in lang|it}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060901145737/http://www.crmpa.it/EPT/bulgheria/ Tourist info about Celle] {{in lang|it}}
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{{Province of Salerno}}
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Category:Cities and towns in Campania
Category:Localities of Cilento
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