Aquara

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Geography

The town, located on a hill in the middle of Cilento and part of its national park, lies below the Alburni mountains. It is 9 km far from Ottati and Castel San Lorenzo, 13 from Roccadaspide, 14 from Castelcivita and 17 from its caves, and 78 from Salerno.

The municipality borders with Bellosguardo, Castel San Lorenzo, Castelcivita, Felitto, Ottati and Roccadaspide. It counts the hamlet (frazione) of Mainardi[3] and the localities of Casalicchio, Madonna del Piano and Ponte Calore. The last one is administratively shared with Castel San Lorenzo and located by the river Calore Lucano, that constitutes the western boundary of Aquara's municipal territory.

History

Aquara has Roman origins, such as testified by some ruins of a Roman villa in Madonna del Piano.[4] It was first mentioned in the 11th century, and counts among his vassals, Guglielmo Sanseverino and Ettore Fieramosca.[5]

Demographics

Gallery

  • A road in the old town

  • Panoramic view

  • The locality of Casalicchio

Personalities

See also

References

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External links

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 (Italian) All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat); population as of 2011 census
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 St. Lucidus of Aquara at saints.sqpn.com
  3. ↑ (Italian) Mainardi on italia.indettaglio.it
  4. ↑ (Italian) Historical sights of Aquara (municipal website)
  5. ↑ (Italian) La Campania paese per paese - Bonechi, Florence, 1997. ISBN 88-476-0000-6
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