Cardile

For the Italian painter, see Antonio Cardile.

Frazione in Campania, Italy

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; 15.243111
Country| Italy
Region|  Campania
Province| Salerno (SA)
Comune| Gioi
Elevation

| 493 m (1,617 ft)
Population

(2009)[1]

• Total

| 614
Demonym| Cardillesi
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
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

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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

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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

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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

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

## See also

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* Cilentan dialect
* Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park

## References

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1. ^ a b (in Italian) Info at italia.indettaglio.it
2. ^ a b c (in Italian) Historical info about Cardile and village's map
3. ^ (in Italian) Location of Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park Archived 2019-10-19 at the Wayback Machine
4. ^ 1084917615 Cardile on OpenStreetMap
5. ^ The Rebellions of Cilento of 1828 (carboneria.it)
6. ^ (in Italian) Article about Riccio Brothers (la Città di Salerno) Archived 2016-03-06 at the Wayback Machine

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cardile.

* (in Italian) Cardile official website
* Genetic Park of Cilento and Vallo di Diano Project (Campora, Gioi, Cardile)