Padula
| Padula | |
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| Comune | |
| Comune di Padula | |
Panorama of Padula from the Charterhouse
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 Padula within the Province of Salerno |
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 Padula
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| Coordinates: 40°20′24″N 15°39′24″E / 40.34000°N 15.65667°ECoordinates: 40°20′24″N 15°39′24″E / 40.34000°N 15.65667°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Campania |
| Province / Metropolitan city | Salerno (SA) |
| Frazioni | Ascolese, Caiazzano |
| Area | |
| • Total | 66.44 km2 (25.65 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 699 m (2,293 ft) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 5,279 |
| • Density | 79/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Padulesi |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 84034, 84030 |
| Dialing code | 0975 |
| Patron saint | Saint Michael the Archangel |
| Website | Official website |
Padula is a comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. It is the home of the Carthusian monastery Certosa di San Lorenzo, sometimes referred to as the Certosa di Padula. As of 2011 its population was of 5,279.
It is located about 100 kilometres south-east of the provincial capital of Salerno. The majority of the town is on a hillside that reaches 698 meters above sea level. The comune covers an area of 66.33 square kilometres.
Its existence reaches back to at least the ninth century when local people used the hilltop area for defence against the Saracens. The history of Padula as an organized village begins with the arrival in 1296 of Tommaso II Sanseverino, though the Monastery of Saint Nicola had been erected on this site earlier, in 1086. This name was chosen because of the legendary man known as Padula.
The town counts a railway station on the abandoned Sicignano-Lagonegro line, closed in 1987. It is served by the A3 motorway Naples-Reggio Calabria, at the exit "Padula-Buonabitacolo", which is the northern end of a highway to Policastro Bussentino on the Cilentan Coast. Nearest airports are Salerno-Pontecagnano (97 km far) and Naples-Capodichino (168 km).
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