Celle di Bulgheria

Celle di Bulgheria
Comune
Comune di Celle di Bulgheria
Panorama from the mount Bulgheria Panorama from the mount Bulgheria
Celle within the Province of Salerno Celle within the Province of Salerno
Celle di Bulgheria Location of Celle di Bulgheria in Italy
Coordinates:
Country	Italy
Region	Campania
Province / Metropolitan city	Salerno (SA)
Frazioni	Poderia
Area
• Total	31 km2 (12 sq mi)
Elevation	234 m (768 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	1,934
• Density	62/km2 (160/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Cellesi
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	84040
Dialing code	0974
Patron saint	Madonna della Neve
Saint day	5 August
Website	Official website

Celle di Bulgheria is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. As of 2011 its population was of 1,934.

History

The town was named after the Bulgars who settled here in the early Middle Ages.

Geography

Celle Bulgheria is located in Southern Cilento, near the mount Bulgheria, and borders with the municipalities of Camerota, Centola, Laurito, Montano Antilia and Roccagloriosa. Its hamlet (frazione) is the nearby village of Poderia.

Gallery

• Centro storico di Celle di Bulgheria-2.jpg

  Old Town of Celle

• Campanile della Madonna della Neve (Celle di Bulgheria).jpg

  St Mary of the Snows church (Madonna della Neve)

• Poderia (ancient church tower).jpg

  Ancient church tower in the village of Poderia

See also

• Cilentan language
• San Severino (Centola)
• Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park

External links

Media related to at Wikimedia Commons

• Tourist info