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Parco Nazionale del Cilento, Vallo di Diano e Alburni

{{short description|National park in Italy}}

{{for|the geographical regions|Cilento|Vallo di Diano}}

{{Infobox protected area

| name = Cilento, Vallo di Diano and Alburni National Park

| alt_name = Parco Nazionale del Cilento, Vallo di Diano e Alburni

| photo = Capo palinuro.jpg

| photo_caption = Cape Palinuro

| photo_width =

| iucn_category = II

| map_image = Salerno mappa.png

| map_caption = Salerno region

| map_width = 250

| location = Campania

| nearest_city = Salerno

| coords = {{coord|40|17|N|15|28|E|region:IT|display=inline,title}}

| area = {{convert|1810.48|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}

| established = 1991

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| visitation_year =

| governing_body = Ministero dell'Ambiente

| url = [http://www.parks.it/parco.nazionale.cilento/Eindex.html parks.it]

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| designation1 = WHS

| designation1_offname = Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park with the Archeological Sites of Paestum and Velia, and the Certosa di Padula

| designation1_date = 1998 (22nd session)

| designation1_type = Cultural

| designation1_criteria = iii, iv

| designation1_number = [https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/842 842]

| designation1_free1name = Region

| designation1_free1value = Europe and North America

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Cilento, Vallo di Diano and Alburni National Park (Italian Parco Nazionale del Cilento, Vallo di Diano e Alburni) is an Italian national park in the Province of Salerno, in Campania in southern Italy. It includes much of the Cilento, the Vallo di Diano and the Monti Alburni. It was founded in 1991 and was formerly known as the Parco Nazionale del Cilento e Vallo di Diano.

History

The park was officially instituted on December 6, 1991, to protect the territory of Cilento from building speculation and mass tourism. Originally named Parco Nazionale del Cilento e Vallo di Diano, in 1998 it became a World Heritage Site of UNESCO,[https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/842 Info on whc.unesco.org] also with the ancient Greek towns of Paestum, Velia and the PadulaMunicipality not included in the park but part of Vallo di Diano region Charterhouse.

The other natural reserves instituted in the area of the park are the "Natural reserve of Foce Sele-Tanagro" (created in 1993,[http://www.parks.it/riserva.foce.sele.tanagro/ Reserve's page on parks.it] with the Oasis of Persano) and the "Maritime reserve of Punta Licosa", in the municipality of Castellabate.

Geography

The national park's territory, one of the largest in Italy, does not include all the municipalities of the areas of Cilento and Vallo di Diano. It includes almost all the Cilentan Coast and its central forest area is Pruno. The administrative offices are located in Vallo della Lucania, at Piazza Santa Caterina nr. 8.

The municipalities part{{clarify|date=January 2022}} of the park are:

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Gallery

File:MARINA DI CAMEROTA-6.JPG|Lentiscella beach in Marina di Camerota

File:Roscigno Vecchia-4.JPG|Roscigno

File:Olea europaea (Cilento).JPG|An ancient olive tree

See also

References

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External links

{{commons category|Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park}}

  • [http://www.cilentoediano.it/ Official website] {{in lang|it}}
  • [http://www.parks.it/parco.nazionale.cilento/Eindex.php Official pages by the Park Authority on Parks.it]

{{National parks of Italy}}

{{World Heritage Sites in Italy}}

{{Cilentan Coast}}

{{Landmarks of Campania}}

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National Park

Category:National parks of Italy

Category:Parks in Campania

Category:World Heritage Sites in Italy

Category:1991 establishments in Italy

Category:Protected areas of the Apennines