Castelnuovo Cilento

Castelnuovo Cilento is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.

History

The medieval village of Castelnuovo was part of the fief of the Agnello family from Senerchia. The current toponym, adding Cilento, was adopted in 1861, after the Italian unification.

Geography

Castelnuovo is a town located on a hill above the plain of river Alento, next to the town of Vallo della Lucania and the Ancient Greek city of Velia. It is part of Cilento and is included into Parco Nazionale del Cilento, [Vallo di Diano e Alburni|its national park].
The municipality borders with Ascea, Casal Velino, Ceraso, Salento and Vallo della Lucania. It counts the hamlets of Velina, Vallo Scalo and the rural locality of Salicuneta.

Transport

The territory of Castelnuovo is served by a pair of railway stations, Vallo della Lucania-Castelnuovo [railway station|Vallo della Lucania-Castelnuovo] and Casal Velino, both on the Naples-Reggio Calabria line. The first one is located in Vallo Scalo and is also served by long-distance trains, the second is located in Velina, and is out of service. It is also served by the highway SP 430 Battipaglia-Agropoli-Vallo-Sapri, at the exit "Vallo Scalo-Salento".