Cardile

For the Italian painter, see Antonio Cardile.

Cardile
Frazione
Village's map (OpenStreetMap)
Cardile Location of Cardile in Italy
Coordinates: 40°16′15.42″N 15°14′35.2″E / 40.2709500°N 15.243111°E / 40.2709500; 15.243111Coordinates: 40°16′15.42″N 15°14′35.2″E / 40.2709500°N 15.243111°E / 40.2709500; 15.243111
Country	Italy
Region	Campania
Province	Salerno (SA)
Comune	Gioi
Elevation	493 m (1,617 ft)
Population (2009)^[1]
• Total	614
Demonym(s)	Cardillesi
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	84056
Dialing code	(+39) 0974
Patron saint	St. John the Baptist
Website	Official website

Cardile is a southern Italian village and the only hamlet (frazione) of Gioi, a municipality in the province of Salerno, Campania. As of 2009 its population was of 614.^[1]

History

The village was founded in the 11th century, around an ancient Lavra Basiliana named "La Laura". In 1754 the village was divided into 3 wards: Piedicardile, in the lower side; Mezzocardile, in the middle; and Capocardile, in the upper side.^[2]

Geography

Cardile is located in the middle of Cilento, and is part of its national park.^[3] It is a hillside village that lies below the mountains Velosa (943 m) and Tempa del Bosco (908 m), both part of the Southern Apennines.

The village is 6 km from Gioi, 5 from Moio della Civitella, 8 from Vallo della Lucania, 11 from Stio, and 23 from the Ancient Greek town of Velia. Other nearby villages are Pellare (6 km), and Angellara (7 km). A few km south of the village, there are the springs of the Fiumarella, a tributary creek of the river Alento.^[4]

Main sights

Some of the sights of Cardile are:^[2]

The Church of St. John the Baptist
The Baronial Building
The waterfalls of Fiumarella and the nearby nature trails

Personalities

Riccio Brothers, involved in the Rebellions of Cilento of 1828^[2]^[5]^[6]

References

1 2 (Italian) Info at italia.indettaglio.it
1 2 3 (Italian) Historical info about Cardile and village's map
↑ (Italian) Location of Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park
↑ 1084917615 Cardile on OpenStreetMap
↑ The Rebellions of Cilento of 1828 (carboneria.it)
↑ (Italian) Article about Riccio Brothers (la Città di Salerno)

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