Celle di Bulgheria
| Celle di Bulgheria | |
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| Comune di Celle di Bulgheria | |
Panorama from the mount Bulgheria
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 Celle within the Province of Salerno |
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 Celle di Bulgheria
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| Coordinates: 40°06′N 15°24′E / 40.100°N 15.400°ECoordinates: 40°06′N 15°24′E / 40.100°N 15.400°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Campania |
| Province | Salerno (SA) |
| Frazioni | Poderia |
| Area | |
| • Total | 31 km2 (12 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 234 m (768 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,968 |
| • Density | 63/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, also shortened as Celle 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 1,968.
The town was named after the Bulgars who settled here in the early Middle Ages.
Celle Bulgheria is located in Southern Cilento, near the mount Bulgheria, and is part of the Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park. It borders with the municipalities of Camerota, Centola, Laurito, Montano Antilia and Roccagloriosa. Its hamlet (frazione) is the nearby village of Poderia.
Celle di Bulgheria counts a railway station, Celle Bulgheria-Roccagloriosa, on the Naples-Salerno-Reggio Calabria railway line.
Crossed by the "Cilentana" highway Salerno-Sapri to the south, has the nearest exits at Poderia (west) and Roccagloriosa (east). Other provincial roads serving the municipality are:
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