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Albanella
Comune
Comune di Albanella
Coat of arms
Motto: La terra degli ulivi
Albanella within the Province of Salerno
Location of Albanella
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Coordinates: 40°29′N 15°7′E / 40.483°N 15.117°E / 40.483; 15.117
Country	Italy
Region	Campania
Province	Salerno
Frazioni	Borgo San Cesareo, Bosco, Cerrina, Forestelle, Matinella, San Chirico, San Nicola, Tempa delle Guardie
Government
• Mayor	Renato Iosca
Area
• Total	40.24 km (15.54 sq mi)
Elevation	205 m (673 ft)
Population
• Total	6,437
• Density	160/km (410/sq mi)
Demonym	Albanellesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	84044
Dialing code	0828
Patron saint	Sophia of Rome and Matthew the Evangelist
Saint day	15 May (Saint Sophia) and 21 September (Saint Matthew)
Website	Official website

Albanella is a town and municipality (Italian: comune) in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. It is 51 kilometres (32 mi) from the city of Salerno.

The town slogan is "The Land of the Olive Trees" (Italian: La terra degli ulivi). Olive oil is one of the principal products of the town.

Geography

The town is located halfway between Monti Alburni and the Gulf of Salerno, on a hill commanding the plain of the Sele River. The rest of the municipal area is either flat or, between the Sele and Calore Lucano rivers to the north and Monte Soprano (1,082 m) to the south, hilly.

History

Lying on hills rich with olive trees, Albanella was founded in the 11th century by refugees from Paestum, seeking for a site which would be safe from Saracen raids. The most ancient settlement is in fact on the hill's side which is hidden from the sea.

Several archaeological findings are now in the National Archaeological Museum in Paestum and in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples.

Frazioni

The comune includes the following hamlets (frazioni):

Matinella

Matinella is the largest frazione in the comune of Albanella, located about 6 km from the center of the township at the intersection of roads from Eboli (via Persano) and Altavilla Silentina which leads to Capaccio-Paestum, and the Provincial Road No. 11 from Ponte Barizzo which leads to Albanella. Because of the low-lying country in recent decades the village has experienced significant population growth that has brought almost a third of the municipal population.

Borgo San Cesareo

In 1950, the government launched a series of legislative measures in Agrarian Reform. These measures, implemented in specific provinces (Campania, Lazio, Puglia, etc. ..) had the goal of expropriating the land of large landowners to local laborers and peasants. This led to the creation of the agricultural village and frazione of Borgo San Cesareo, a small village which is about 9 km from Albanella town.

San Nicola

The frazione of San Nicola is located halfway between Albanella town and the frazione Matinella along the Provincial Road 11. Its development is due to the important road junction that links to Albanella and which leads to Altavilla Silentina and Eboli.

Bosco

Bosco is an ancient frazione which takes its name from the vast forests on the slopes of the hills that once lay to the north-east of the village. After centuries of deforestation for timber and to create land for pasture or cultivation the ancient "Bosco" forest is only a small area today of about one hundred acres, bordering the territory of Castelcivita and Roccadaspide, saved through by the WWF.

Main sights

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Church of Santa Sofia

Built in the 16th century.

Church of St. Matthew (San Matteo)

Dating back to 1400, this church stands in the heart of the historic center on a small hill where there was previously an old Roman settlement. The church is characterized by two aisles and a bell tower in Romanesque style, and has a great organ.

Chapel of the Congregation of SS. Rosario

It is located in the old town opposite the Church of St. Matthew. It is the newest of the three Catholic churches in Albanella, dating back to the 19th century. The external façade has a majolica panel, realized in Vietri, depicting the Madonna del Rosario between St. Dominic and St. Catherine of Siena.

Church of San Gennaro

Better known as the Church of St. Anne (Chiesa di Sant'Anna) because of the statue of the saint, it is located in the frazione of Matinella.

Church of San Giuseppe Lavoratore

A modern church built in the 20th century located in the frazione of Borgo San Cesareo.

Wind farm

On the hill of San Chirico, a few kilometres west of Albanella town, are ten wind turbines, visible from the Amalfi Coast.

The plant, which was established in February 2004, features ten wind turbines (model V52) of 850 kW each producing more than 20 million kWh per year. The wind farm has been designed and developed by the IWT (Italian Wind Technology) headed the Danish multinational Vestas.

Twin towns

• Thrakomakedones (Greece)

References

1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
2. "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
3. Source Istat 2001

External links

• (in Italian) Albanella official site

• Cities and towns in Campania
• Municipalities of the Province of Salerno
• Localities of Cilento