Padula
Sign in to savePadula (Cilentan: A Parula) is a comune in the province of Salerno, located in the Campania region of south-western Italy. The town is best known for the Carthusian monastery of Certosa di San Lorenzo, it is one of the largest monasteries in Italy and a notable example of Baroque architecture. The Certosa is included in the UNESCO World Heritage Site. As of 2011, Padula had a population of 5,279.
Key facts
- Italian comune.name
- Padula
- Italian comune.official_name
- Comune di Padula
- Italian comune.image_skyline
- Padula Panoramica.jpg
- Italian comune.image_caption
- View of Padula
- Italian comune.image_map
- Padula pos SA.gif
- Italian comune.map_caption
- Padula within the Province of Salerno
- Italian comune.province
- (SA)
- Italian comune.frazioni
- Ascolese, Caiazzano
- Italian comune.area_total_km2
- 66.44
- Italian comune.population_total
- 5279
- Italian comune.population_as_of
- 2007
- Italian comune.population_demonym
- Padulesi
- Italian comune.elevation_m
- 699
- Italian comune.saint
- Saint Michael the Archangel
- Italian comune.postal_code
- 84034, 84030
- Italian comune.area_code
- 0975
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Padula (Cilentan: A Parula) is a comune in the province of Salerno, located in the Campania region of south-western Italy. The town is best known for the Carthusian monastery of Certosa di San Lorenzo, it is one of the largest monasteries in Italy and a notable example of Baroque architecture. The Certosa is included in the UNESCO World Heritage Site. As of 2011, Padula had a population of 5,279.
==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.