Monte Stella (Cilento)
{{short description|Mountain in Italy}}
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| location = Province of Salerno (Campania, Italy)
| range = Lucan Subappennines
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Monte Stella is a mountain the Lucan Subappennines, with an elevation of 1,131 m, located in Cilento, Campania, southern Italy.
Geography
At his slopes there are located the villages of Omignano, Stella Cilento, Serramezzana, Sessa Cilento, San Mauro Cilento, Pollica, San Mango Cilento, Perdifumo, Castellabate, Montecorice, Lustra and Rutino.
On the summit is located a radar station and the "Madonna del Monte Stella" church.
History
On the top of the Stella mountain it has been identified a prehistoric megalithic center which dates back to at least the 3rd millennium BC., as suggested the discovery of a flint knife in the Serramezzana district.{{Cite web|url=https://discovercampania.it/esplora-la-campania/territorio/cilento/forse-non-sai-che-cilento/717-sul-monte-stella-c-e-un-sito-megalitico-come-stonehenge-la-petra-ru-mulacchio|title=Sul Monte della Stella c’è un sito megalitico come Stonehenge, la Petra ‘ru Mulacchio|website=discovercampania.it}}
Pictures
{{wide image|Monte-Stella-Panorama.jpg|700px|Panoramic photo, taken from the church}}
Madonna del Monte Stella front.jpg|The church from the front
Madonna del Monte Stelle inside.jpg|Inside the church
See also
References
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External links
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Category:Mountains of Campania
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