Padula, Salerno
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| Comune di Padula | |
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Campania |
| Province | Salerno (SA) |
| Elevation | 699 m (2,293 ft) |
| Area | 66.44 km² (26 sq mi) |
| Population (as of 2007) | |
| - Total | 5,506 |
| - Density | 83/km² (215/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
| Coordinates | |
| Gentilic | Padulesi |
| Dialing code | 0975 |
| Postal code | 84034, 84030 |
| Frazioni | Ascolese, Caiazzano |
| Patron | Saint Michael the Archangel |
| Website: http://www.comune.padula.sa.it/ | |
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.
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[edit] Geography
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.
[edit] History
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.
[edit] Religious Monuments and Churches
- Church of Annunziata
- Church of San Michele
- Monastero di San Nicola al Torone
- Chiesa di San Nicola de' Domnis
- Convento di San Francesco
- Chiesa di San Clemente
- Eremo di San Michele alle Grottelle
[edit] Demographics
- Population 5600 (1998)
- Population 5123 (1931)
[edit] Famous residents
- Giuseppe Petrosino - Mafia-busting policeman
- Frank Valenti - nuclear scientist
- Andrea Cariello - sculptor
[edit] Festivals and Events
- Omelette of 1,000 eggs - "FRITTATA DELLE MILLE UOVA" (10 August). Reenactment of the celebration where the Carthusian Monks created a 1,000-egg omelette for Charles V's visit to the Certosa. Special giant iron cooking "pan" erected in 1996 expressly for this purpose.
- Festival of the Romito Madonna (first Sunday in May)
- Feast of the Patron Saint Michael the Archangel (last Sunday in May)
- Festival of Saint Michael of the Grottelle (third Sunday in June)
- A week-long August festival of traditional dishes - Bistecca
- Feast of Saint Francis (first and second Sundays of October)
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