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Santa Barbara
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| Country | Italy |
| Region | Campania |
| Province | Salerno (SA) |
| Comune | Ceraso |
| Elevation | 275 m (902 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 1,000 |
| Demonym | Barbaresi |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 84052 |
| Dialing code | 0974 |
| Website | Municipal website |
Santa Barbara is a village and hamlet (frazione) of the commune of Ceraso in the Province of Salerno, Campania, Italy. It has a population of roughly a thousand [1].
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The village is located in the middle of Cilento and its national park, 3 km in south of Ceraso, on the provincial road from Vallo della Lucania to Ascea and nearby the green area of Gelbison mountain. It has a little locality named Isca nearby the little river Fiumarella.
Santa Barbara is far 7 km from Vallo della Lucania, 16 from Ascea, 18 from Velia, and almost 80 from Salerno. Nearby the town of Ceraso there is an exit of a modern carriageway, rapid variation on national road SS 18, who runs from Salerno - Battipaglia > Paestum - Agropoli - Vallo della Lucania, to Palinuro - Policastro > Sapri.
The village was founded around the year 1005 [2]. It has got a little castle, ancient seat of the local marquesses "Ferolla".
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