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Pruno (Cilento)
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Pruno is a forest area of southern Italy
and it is the biggest one in the middle of Cilento
. The hamlets (frazioni
) with this name are situated in the municipalities of Valle dell'Angelo
, Laurino
and Piaggine
.
Pruno represents one of the most unpolluted natural areas of Campania
and also one of the lesser inhabited territories of Southern Italy
.
s. It had two periods of emigration
during the end of 19th century and the second half of 20th.
, in the National Park of Cilento and Vallo di Diano
. The forest
is located between Gelbison and Cervati
mounts
, in an height between 600 and 1,300 AMSL
. The area is extended not only in the comune
s of Valle dell'Angelo, Laurino and Piaggine; but also in Cannalonga
, Campora
, Rofrano
, Sanza
, Novi Velia
and Monte San Giacomo
. The mountains of the areas are Vesalo, Monaco, Faiatella, Scanno del Tesoro, Raia del Pedale and Tuzzi di Monte Piano. There are also the springs
of Calore
river, and some caves with prehistorical engravings.
The middle of the area is an height known as Croce di Pruno (Cross of Pruno), a crossroad between the provincial road Piaggine-Rofrano (one of two completely covered with asphalt
) and some trails, as the Inghiottitoio (Swallow), to Laurino / Campora (also covered with asphalt). Major plain
s are the Piana of Roti and Campolongo.
Pruno di Laurino (loccally named simply Pruno) is situated along the Piaggine-Rofrano road, in south of the Croce di Pruno. It is composed by an extended group of circa 15 scattered farmhouses and populated by 25 people. Nearby the village there is a canyon with some little cave
s (Grotte di Sant'Elena) and the village was interested by the phenomena of the brigandage
in the first half of 19th century. It was in fact the headquarter for a band of brigands guided by Giuseppe Tardio. It is the most populated side of Pruno and counts a rural school closed in 1960s and restored into 2000s as historical building. Its main road belongs to the municipality of Rofrano, consisting in a strip of territory. For this reason the village is sometimes also named Pruno di Rofrano.
Pruno di Valle dell'Angelo (locally named Pruno Casalettaro) is a rural village, one of the last in Europe
. It is located in a detour of Piaggine-Rofrano road, on a trail to Cannalonga
and close to a canyon
named Quarantana. It is composed of circa 8 farmhouses and populated by 12-15 ancient people, with a rhythm of life similar to the one of 19th century, where electrical energy was fasted only in 1992. The community, impronted into animal husbandry
and agriculture
, is de facto
autonomous and the village is indicated as a point of touristic interest.
Pruno di Piaggine (locally named Pruno Chiainaro) is the littlest village of the 3. It is situated on a trial from Pruno di Valle dell'Angelo to Rofrano. It is composed by some scattered farmhouse
s and the population amounts of 10 inhabitants circa.
and it is the biggest one in the middle of Cilento
. The hamlets (frazioni
) with this name are situated in the municipalities of Valle dell'Angelo
, Laurino
and Piaggine
.
Pruno represents one of the most unpolluted natural areas of Campania
and also one of the lesser inhabited territories of Southern Italy
.
s. It had two periods of emigration
during the end of 19th century and the second half of 20th.
, in the National Park of Cilento and Vallo di Diano
. The forest
is located between Gelbison and Cervati
mounts
, in an height between 600 and 1,300 AMSL
. The area is extended not only in the comune
s of Valle dell'Angelo, Laurino and Piaggine; but also in Cannalonga
, Campora
, Rofrano
, Sanza
, Novi Velia
and Monte San Giacomo
. The mountains of the areas are Vesalo, Monaco, Faiatella, Scanno del Tesoro, Raia del Pedale and Tuzzi di Monte Piano. There are also the springs
of Calore
river, and some caves with prehistorical engravings.
The middle of the area is an height known as Croce di Pruno (Cross of Pruno), a crossroad between the provincial road Piaggine-Rofrano (one of two completely covered with asphalt
) and some trails, as the Inghiottitoio (Swallow), to Laurino / Campora (also covered with asphalt). Major plain
s are the Piana of Roti and Campolongo.
Pruno di Laurino (loccally named simply Pruno) is situated along the Piaggine-Rofrano road, in south of the Croce di Pruno. It is composed by an extended group of circa 15 scattered farmhouses and populated by 25 people. Nearby the village there is a canyon with some little cave
s (Grotte di Sant'Elena) and the village was interested by the phenomena of the brigandage
in the first half of 19th century. It was in fact the headquarter for a band of brigands guided by Giuseppe Tardio. It is the most populated side of Pruno and counts a rural school closed in 1960s and restored into 2000s as historical building. Its main road belongs to the municipality of Rofrano, consisting in a strip of territory. For this reason the village is sometimes also named Pruno di Rofrano.
Pruno di Valle dell'Angelo (locally named Pruno Casalettaro) is a rural village, one of the last in Europe
. It is located in a detour of Piaggine-Rofrano road, on a trail to Cannalonga
and close to a canyon
named Quarantana. It is composed of circa 8 farmhouses and populated by 12-15 ancient people, with a rhythm of life similar to the one of 19th century, where electrical energy was fasted only in 1992. The community, impronted into animal husbandry
and agriculture
, is de facto
autonomous and the village is indicated as a point of touristic interest.
Pruno di Piaggine (locally named Pruno Chiainaro) is the littlest village of the 3. It is situated on a trial from Pruno di Valle dell'Angelo to Rofrano. It is composed by some scattered farmhouse
s and the population amounts of 10 inhabitants circa.
and it is the biggest one in the middle of Cilento
. The hamlets (frazioni
) with this name are situated in the municipalities of Valle dell'Angelo
, Laurino
and Piaggine
.
Pruno represents one of the most unpolluted natural areas of Campania
and also one of the lesser inhabited territories of Southern Italy
.
s. It had two periods of emigration
during the end of 19th century and the second half of 20th.
, in the National Park of Cilento and Vallo di Diano
. The forest
is located between Gelbison and Cervati
mounts
, in an height between 600 and 1,300 AMSL
. The area is extended not only in the comune
s of Valle dell'Angelo, Laurino and Piaggine; but also in Cannalonga
, Campora
, Rofrano
, Sanza
, Novi Velia
and Monte San Giacomo
. The mountains of the areas are Vesalo, Monaco, Faiatella, Scanno del Tesoro, Raia del Pedale and Tuzzi di Monte Piano. There are also the springs
of Calore
river, and some caves with prehistorical engravings.
The middle of the area is an height known as Croce di Pruno (Cross of Pruno), a crossroad between the provincial road Piaggine-Rofrano (one of two completely covered with asphalt
) and some trails, as the Inghiottitoio (Swallow), to Laurino / Campora (also covered with asphalt). Major plain
s are the Piana of Roti and Campolongo.
Pruno di Laurino (loccally named simply Pruno) is situated along the Piaggine-Rofrano road, in south of the Croce di Pruno. It is composed by an extended group of circa 15 scattered farmhouses and populated by 25 people. Nearby the village there is a canyon with some little cave
s (Grotte di Sant'Elena) and the village was interested by the phenomena of the brigandage
in the first half of 19th century. It was in fact the headquarter for a band of brigands guided by Giuseppe Tardio. It is the most populated side of Pruno and counts a rural school closed in 1960s and restored into 2000s as historical building. Its main road belongs to the municipality of Rofrano, consisting in a strip of territory. For this reason the village is sometimes also named Pruno di Rofrano.
Pruno di Valle dell'Angelo (locally named Pruno Casalettaro) is a rural village, one of the last in Europe
. It is located in a detour of Piaggine-Rofrano road, on a trail to Cannalonga
and close to a canyon
named Quarantana. It is composed of circa 8 farmhouses and populated by 12-15 ancient people, with a rhythm of life similar to the one of 19th century, where electrical energy was fasted only in 1992. The community, impronted into animal husbandry
and agriculture
, is de facto
autonomous and the village is indicated as a point of touristic interest.
Pruno di Piaggine (locally named Pruno Chiainaro) is the littlest village of the 3. It is situated on a trial from Pruno di Valle dell'Angelo to Rofrano. It is composed by some scattered farmhouse
s and the population amounts of 10 inhabitants circa.
Image:PRUNO (Vallese).JPG|Farmhouse in Pruno di
Valle dell'Angelo
Image:PRUNO (Laurinese).JPG|Farmhouse in
Pruno di Laurino
Image:PRUNO (Piagginese).JPG|Farmhouse in
Pruno di Piaggine
Image:PRUNO (Croce).JPG|Forest area in
Croce di Pruno
Image:PRUNO (Tramonto).JPG|Sunset on the road
upon Mount Vesalo
Image:PRUNO (Vesalo).JPG|Green plain on the road
upon Monte Vesalo
Image:PRUNO (Roti-1).JPG|Piana di Roti
Image:PRUNO (Bosco).JPG|A wood nearby
Piana di Campolongo
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
and it is the biggest one in the middle of Cilento
Cilento
Cilento is an Italian geographical region of Campania in the central and southern part of the Province of Salerno and an important tourist area of southern Italy.-Geography:...
. The hamlets (frazioni
Frazione
A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...
) with this name are situated in the municipalities of Valle dell'Angelo
Valle dell'Angelo
Valle dell'Angelo is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.-External links:**...
, Laurino
Laurino
Laurino is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of southwestern Italy. Laurino currently holds a population of 1,758 inhabitants.-Geography:...
and Piaggine
Piaggine
Piaggine is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.-External links:*...
.
Pruno represents one of the most unpolluted natural areas of Campania
Campania
Campania is a region in southern Italy. The region has a population of around 5.8 million people, making it the second-most-populous region of Italy; its total area of 13,590 km² makes it the most densely populated region in the country...
and also one of the lesser inhabited territories of Southern Italy
Mezzogiorno
The Midday is a wide definition, without any administrative usage, used to indicate the southern half of the Italian state, encompassing the southern section of the continental Italian Peninsula and the two major islands of Sicily and Sardinia, in addition to a large number of minor islands...
.
History
The area of Pruno is inhabited by centuries from farmerFarmer
A farmer is a person engaged in agriculture, who raises living organisms for food or raw materials, generally including livestock husbandry and growing crops, such as produce and grain...
s. It had two periods of emigration
Emigration
Emigration is the act of leaving one's country or region to settle in another. It is the same as immigration but from the perspective of the country of origin. Human movement before the establishment of political boundaries or within one state is termed migration. There are many reasons why people...
during the end of 19th century and the second half of 20th.
Geography
Pruno is situated in south of the Province of SalernoProvince of Salerno
The Province of Salerno is a province in the Campania region of Italy.-Geography:The largest towns in the province are: Salerno, the capital, which has a population of 139,579; Cava de' Tirreni with a population of 53,488; Battipaglia with a population of 51,115; and Nocera Inferiore which has a...
, in the National Park of Cilento and Vallo di Diano
Cilento
Cilento is an Italian geographical region of Campania in the central and southern part of the Province of Salerno and an important tourist area of southern Italy.-Geography:...
. The forest
Forest
A forest, also referred to as a wood or the woods, is an area with a high density of trees. As with cities, depending where you are in the world, what is considered a forest may vary significantly in size and have various classification according to how and what of the forest is composed...
is located between Gelbison and Cervati
Cervati
Cervati is a mountain of Campania, Italy....
mounts
Mountain
Image:Himalaya_annotated.jpg|thumb|right|The Himalayan mountain range with Mount Everestrect 58 14 160 49 Chomo Lonzorect 200 28 335 52 Makalurect 378 24 566 45 Mount Everestrect 188 581 920 656 Tibetan Plateaurect 250 406 340 427 Rong River...
, in an height between 600 and 1,300 AMSL
Above mean sea level
The term above mean sea level refers to the elevation or altitude of any object, relative to the average sea level datum. AMSL is used extensively in radio by engineers to determine the coverage area a station will be able to reach...
. The area is extended not only in the comune
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
s of Valle dell'Angelo, Laurino and Piaggine; but also in Cannalonga
Cannalonga
Cannalonga is a town and comune in the Region of Campania, Province of Salerno.- History :The town was founded between the 9th and 10th century AD....
, Campora
Campora
Campora is a town and comune in the province of Salerno, Campania . It is located in the territory of Cilento and as of 2009 its population was of 810 .-Geography:...
, Rofrano
Rofrano
Rofrano is a town and comune of the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-west Italy. It is located in the southern Cilento.-See also:*Cilento National Park*Pruno Cilento - the biggest forest of the Cilento...
, Sanza
Sanza
Sanza is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of southern Italy.-History:It is a small town placed on a hill surrounded by lots of mountains....
, Novi Velia
Novi Velia
Novi Velia is a town and comune of the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-west Italy.The town takes its name from the ancient Greek town of Velia, whose remains are located nearby.-See also:*Cilento - national park...
and Monte San Giacomo
Monte San Giacomo
Monte San Giacomo is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy....
. The mountains of the areas are Vesalo, Monaco, Faiatella, Scanno del Tesoro, Raia del Pedale and Tuzzi di Monte Piano. There are also the springs
Spring (hydrosphere)
A spring—also known as a rising or resurgence—is a component of the hydrosphere. Specifically, it is any natural situation where water flows to the surface of the earth from underground...
of Calore
Calore lucano
The Calore Lucano is a river in Campania,southern Italy, whose course is entirely included in the province of Salerno, within Cilento, for a total of about 63 kilometers...
river, and some caves with prehistorical engravings.
The middle of the area is an height known as Croce di Pruno (Cross of Pruno), a crossroad between the provincial road Piaggine-Rofrano (one of two completely covered with asphalt
Asphalt
Asphalt or , also known as bitumen, is a sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits, it is a substance classed as a pitch...
) and some trails, as the Inghiottitoio (Swallow), to Laurino / Campora (also covered with asphalt). Major plain
Plain
In geography, a plain is land with relatively low relief, that is flat or gently rolling. Prairies and steppes are types of plains, and the archetype for a plain is often thought of as a grassland, but plains in their natural state may also be covered in shrublands, woodland and forest, or...
s are the Piana of Roti and Campolongo.
Rural village
Population in the villages of Pruno amounts almost in 40 inhabitants. It could be considered as a singular scattered village divided into 3 parts, for its common history and also due to a legislative singularity for Italian municipal law: Also the villages of Valle dell'Angelo and Piaggine are situated in the municipal territory of Laurino, and the hamlets don't consist into two exclaves of their municipality. Despite of it their inhabitants have the citizenship of Valle and Piaggine and also the property of their houses.Pruno di Laurino (loccally named simply Pruno) is situated along the Piaggine-Rofrano road, in south of the Croce di Pruno. It is composed by an extended group of circa 15 scattered farmhouses and populated by 25 people. Nearby the village there is a canyon with some little cave
Cave
A cave or cavern is a natural underground space large enough for a human to enter. The term applies to natural cavities some part of which is in total darkness. The word cave also includes smaller spaces like rock shelters, sea caves, and grottos.Speleology is the science of exploration and study...
s (Grotte di Sant'Elena) and the village was interested by the phenomena of the brigandage
Brigandage in the Two Sicilies
Brigandage in the Two Sicilies had existed in some form since ancient times, however its origins as outlaws targeting random travellers would evolve vastly later on in the form of the political resistance movement form of brigandage in the Two Sicilies...
in the first half of 19th century. It was in fact the headquarter for a band of brigands guided by Giuseppe Tardio. It is the most populated side of Pruno and counts a rural school closed in 1960s and restored into 2000s as historical building. Its main road belongs to the municipality of Rofrano, consisting in a strip of territory. For this reason the village is sometimes also named Pruno di Rofrano.
Pruno di Valle dell'Angelo (locally named Pruno Casalettaro) is a rural village, one of the last in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. It is located in a detour of Piaggine-Rofrano road, on a trail to Cannalonga
Cannalonga
Cannalonga is a town and comune in the Region of Campania, Province of Salerno.- History :The town was founded between the 9th and 10th century AD....
and close to a canyon
Canyon
A canyon or gorge is a deep ravine between cliffs often carved from the landscape by a river. Rivers have a natural tendency to reach a baseline elevation, which is the same elevation as the body of water it will eventually drain into. This forms a canyon. Most canyons were formed by a process of...
named Quarantana. It is composed of circa 8 farmhouses and populated by 12-15 ancient people, with a rhythm of life similar to the one of 19th century, where electrical energy was fasted only in 1992. The community, impronted into animal husbandry
Animal husbandry
Animal husbandry is the agricultural practice of breeding and raising livestock.- History :Animal husbandry has been practiced for thousands of years, since the first domestication of animals....
and agriculture
Agriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
, is de facto
De facto
De facto is a Latin expression that means "concerning fact." In law, it often means "in practice but not necessarily ordained by law" or "in practice or actuality, but not officially established." It is commonly used in contrast to de jure when referring to matters of law, governance, or...
autonomous and the village is indicated as a point of touristic interest.
Pruno di Piaggine (locally named Pruno Chiainaro) is the littlest village of the 3. It is situated on a trial from Pruno di Valle dell'Angelo to Rofrano. It is composed by some scattered farmhouse
Farmhouse
Farmhouse is a general term for the main house of a farm. It is a type of building or house which serves a residential purpose in a rural or agricultural setting. Most often, the surrounding environment will be a farm. Many farm houses are shaped like a T...
s and the population amounts of 10 inhabitants circa.
Photogallery
Pruno is a forest area of southern ItalyItaly
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
and it is the biggest one in the middle of Cilento
Cilento
Cilento is an Italian geographical region of Campania in the central and southern part of the Province of Salerno and an important tourist area of southern Italy.-Geography:...
. The hamlets (frazioni
Frazione
A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...
) with this name are situated in the municipalities of Valle dell'Angelo
Valle dell'Angelo
Valle dell'Angelo is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.-External links:**...
, Laurino
Laurino
Laurino is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of southwestern Italy. Laurino currently holds a population of 1,758 inhabitants.-Geography:...
and Piaggine
Piaggine
Piaggine is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.-External links:*...
.
Pruno represents one of the most unpolluted natural areas of Campania
Campania
Campania is a region in southern Italy. The region has a population of around 5.8 million people, making it the second-most-populous region of Italy; its total area of 13,590 km² makes it the most densely populated region in the country...
and also one of the lesser inhabited territories of Southern Italy
Mezzogiorno
The Midday is a wide definition, without any administrative usage, used to indicate the southern half of the Italian state, encompassing the southern section of the continental Italian Peninsula and the two major islands of Sicily and Sardinia, in addition to a large number of minor islands...
.
History
The area of Pruno is inhabited by centuries from farmerFarmer
A farmer is a person engaged in agriculture, who raises living organisms for food or raw materials, generally including livestock husbandry and growing crops, such as produce and grain...
s. It had two periods of emigration
Emigration
Emigration is the act of leaving one's country or region to settle in another. It is the same as immigration but from the perspective of the country of origin. Human movement before the establishment of political boundaries or within one state is termed migration. There are many reasons why people...
during the end of 19th century and the second half of 20th.
Geography
Pruno is situated in south of the Province of SalernoProvince of Salerno
The Province of Salerno is a province in the Campania region of Italy.-Geography:The largest towns in the province are: Salerno, the capital, which has a population of 139,579; Cava de' Tirreni with a population of 53,488; Battipaglia with a population of 51,115; and Nocera Inferiore which has a...
, in the National Park of Cilento and Vallo di Diano
Cilento
Cilento is an Italian geographical region of Campania in the central and southern part of the Province of Salerno and an important tourist area of southern Italy.-Geography:...
. The forest
Forest
A forest, also referred to as a wood or the woods, is an area with a high density of trees. As with cities, depending where you are in the world, what is considered a forest may vary significantly in size and have various classification according to how and what of the forest is composed...
is located between Gelbison and Cervati
Cervati
Cervati is a mountain of Campania, Italy....
mounts
Mountain
Image:Himalaya_annotated.jpg|thumb|right|The Himalayan mountain range with Mount Everestrect 58 14 160 49 Chomo Lonzorect 200 28 335 52 Makalurect 378 24 566 45 Mount Everestrect 188 581 920 656 Tibetan Plateaurect 250 406 340 427 Rong River...
, in an height between 600 and 1,300 AMSL
Above mean sea level
The term above mean sea level refers to the elevation or altitude of any object, relative to the average sea level datum. AMSL is used extensively in radio by engineers to determine the coverage area a station will be able to reach...
. The area is extended not only in the comune
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
s of Valle dell'Angelo, Laurino and Piaggine; but also in Cannalonga
Cannalonga
Cannalonga is a town and comune in the Region of Campania, Province of Salerno.- History :The town was founded between the 9th and 10th century AD....
, Campora
Campora
Campora is a town and comune in the province of Salerno, Campania . It is located in the territory of Cilento and as of 2009 its population was of 810 .-Geography:...
, Rofrano
Rofrano
Rofrano is a town and comune of the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-west Italy. It is located in the southern Cilento.-See also:*Cilento National Park*Pruno Cilento - the biggest forest of the Cilento...
, Sanza
Sanza
Sanza is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of southern Italy.-History:It is a small town placed on a hill surrounded by lots of mountains....
, Novi Velia
Novi Velia
Novi Velia is a town and comune of the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-west Italy.The town takes its name from the ancient Greek town of Velia, whose remains are located nearby.-See also:*Cilento - national park...
and Monte San Giacomo
Monte San Giacomo
Monte San Giacomo is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy....
. The mountains of the areas are Vesalo, Monaco, Faiatella, Scanno del Tesoro, Raia del Pedale and Tuzzi di Monte Piano. There are also the springs
Spring (hydrosphere)
A spring—also known as a rising or resurgence—is a component of the hydrosphere. Specifically, it is any natural situation where water flows to the surface of the earth from underground...
of Calore
Calore lucano
The Calore Lucano is a river in Campania,southern Italy, whose course is entirely included in the province of Salerno, within Cilento, for a total of about 63 kilometers...
river, and some caves with prehistorical engravings.
The middle of the area is an height known as Croce di Pruno (Cross of Pruno), a crossroad between the provincial road Piaggine-Rofrano (one of two completely covered with asphalt
Asphalt
Asphalt or , also known as bitumen, is a sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits, it is a substance classed as a pitch...
) and some trails, as the Inghiottitoio (Swallow), to Laurino / Campora (also covered with asphalt). Major plain
Plain
In geography, a plain is land with relatively low relief, that is flat or gently rolling. Prairies and steppes are types of plains, and the archetype for a plain is often thought of as a grassland, but plains in their natural state may also be covered in shrublands, woodland and forest, or...
s are the Piana of Roti and Campolongo.
Rural village
Population in the villages of Pruno amounts almost in 40 inhabitants. It could be considered as a singular scattered village divided into 3 parts, for its common history and also due to a legislative singularity for Italian municipal law: Also the villages of Valle dell'Angelo and Piaggine are situated in the municipal territory of Laurino, and the hamlets don't consist into two exclaves of their municipality. Despite of it their inhabitants have the citizenship of Valle and Piaggine and also the property of their houses.Pruno di Laurino (loccally named simply Pruno) is situated along the Piaggine-Rofrano road, in south of the Croce di Pruno. It is composed by an extended group of circa 15 scattered farmhouses and populated by 25 people. Nearby the village there is a canyon with some little cave
Cave
A cave or cavern is a natural underground space large enough for a human to enter. The term applies to natural cavities some part of which is in total darkness. The word cave also includes smaller spaces like rock shelters, sea caves, and grottos.Speleology is the science of exploration and study...
s (Grotte di Sant'Elena) and the village was interested by the phenomena of the brigandage
Brigandage in the Two Sicilies
Brigandage in the Two Sicilies had existed in some form since ancient times, however its origins as outlaws targeting random travellers would evolve vastly later on in the form of the political resistance movement form of brigandage in the Two Sicilies...
in the first half of 19th century. It was in fact the headquarter for a band of brigands guided by Giuseppe Tardio. It is the most populated side of Pruno and counts a rural school closed in 1960s and restored into 2000s as historical building. Its main road belongs to the municipality of Rofrano, consisting in a strip of territory. For this reason the village is sometimes also named Pruno di Rofrano.
Pruno di Valle dell'Angelo (locally named Pruno Casalettaro) is a rural village, one of the last in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. It is located in a detour of Piaggine-Rofrano road, on a trail to Cannalonga
Cannalonga
Cannalonga is a town and comune in the Region of Campania, Province of Salerno.- History :The town was founded between the 9th and 10th century AD....
and close to a canyon
Canyon
A canyon or gorge is a deep ravine between cliffs often carved from the landscape by a river. Rivers have a natural tendency to reach a baseline elevation, which is the same elevation as the body of water it will eventually drain into. This forms a canyon. Most canyons were formed by a process of...
named Quarantana. It is composed of circa 8 farmhouses and populated by 12-15 ancient people, with a rhythm of life similar to the one of 19th century, where electrical energy was fasted only in 1992. The community, impronted into animal husbandry
Animal husbandry
Animal husbandry is the agricultural practice of breeding and raising livestock.- History :Animal husbandry has been practiced for thousands of years, since the first domestication of animals....
and agriculture
Agriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
, is de facto
De facto
De facto is a Latin expression that means "concerning fact." In law, it often means "in practice but not necessarily ordained by law" or "in practice or actuality, but not officially established." It is commonly used in contrast to de jure when referring to matters of law, governance, or...
autonomous and the village is indicated as a point of touristic interest.
Pruno di Piaggine (locally named Pruno Chiainaro) is the littlest village of the 3. It is situated on a trial from Pruno di Valle dell'Angelo to Rofrano. It is composed by some scattered farmhouse
Farmhouse
Farmhouse is a general term for the main house of a farm. It is a type of building or house which serves a residential purpose in a rural or agricultural setting. Most often, the surrounding environment will be a farm. Many farm houses are shaped like a T...
s and the population amounts of 10 inhabitants circa.
Photogallery
Pruno is a forest area of southern ItalyItaly
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and it is the biggest one in the middle of Cilento
Cilento
Cilento is an Italian geographical region of Campania in the central and southern part of the Province of Salerno and an important tourist area of southern Italy.-Geography:...
. The hamlets (frazioni
Frazione
A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...
) with this name are situated in the municipalities of Valle dell'Angelo
Valle dell'Angelo
Valle dell'Angelo is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.-External links:**...
, Laurino
Laurino
Laurino is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of southwestern Italy. Laurino currently holds a population of 1,758 inhabitants.-Geography:...
and Piaggine
Piaggine
Piaggine is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.-External links:*...
.
Pruno represents one of the most unpolluted natural areas of Campania
Campania
Campania is a region in southern Italy. The region has a population of around 5.8 million people, making it the second-most-populous region of Italy; its total area of 13,590 km² makes it the most densely populated region in the country...
and also one of the lesser inhabited territories of Southern Italy
Mezzogiorno
The Midday is a wide definition, without any administrative usage, used to indicate the southern half of the Italian state, encompassing the southern section of the continental Italian Peninsula and the two major islands of Sicily and Sardinia, in addition to a large number of minor islands...
.
History
The area of Pruno is inhabited by centuries from farmerFarmer
A farmer is a person engaged in agriculture, who raises living organisms for food or raw materials, generally including livestock husbandry and growing crops, such as produce and grain...
s. It had two periods of emigration
Emigration
Emigration is the act of leaving one's country or region to settle in another. It is the same as immigration but from the perspective of the country of origin. Human movement before the establishment of political boundaries or within one state is termed migration. There are many reasons why people...
during the end of 19th century and the second half of 20th.
Geography
Pruno is situated in south of the Province of SalernoProvince of Salerno
The Province of Salerno is a province in the Campania region of Italy.-Geography:The largest towns in the province are: Salerno, the capital, which has a population of 139,579; Cava de' Tirreni with a population of 53,488; Battipaglia with a population of 51,115; and Nocera Inferiore which has a...
, in the National Park of Cilento and Vallo di Diano
Cilento
Cilento is an Italian geographical region of Campania in the central and southern part of the Province of Salerno and an important tourist area of southern Italy.-Geography:...
. The forest
Forest
A forest, also referred to as a wood or the woods, is an area with a high density of trees. As with cities, depending where you are in the world, what is considered a forest may vary significantly in size and have various classification according to how and what of the forest is composed...
is located between Gelbison and Cervati
Cervati
Cervati is a mountain of Campania, Italy....
mounts
Mountain
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, in an height between 600 and 1,300 AMSL
Above mean sea level
The term above mean sea level refers to the elevation or altitude of any object, relative to the average sea level datum. AMSL is used extensively in radio by engineers to determine the coverage area a station will be able to reach...
. The area is extended not only in the comune
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
s of Valle dell'Angelo, Laurino and Piaggine; but also in Cannalonga
Cannalonga
Cannalonga is a town and comune in the Region of Campania, Province of Salerno.- History :The town was founded between the 9th and 10th century AD....
, Campora
Campora
Campora is a town and comune in the province of Salerno, Campania . It is located in the territory of Cilento and as of 2009 its population was of 810 .-Geography:...
, Rofrano
Rofrano
Rofrano is a town and comune of the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-west Italy. It is located in the southern Cilento.-See also:*Cilento National Park*Pruno Cilento - the biggest forest of the Cilento...
, Sanza
Sanza
Sanza is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of southern Italy.-History:It is a small town placed on a hill surrounded by lots of mountains....
, Novi Velia
Novi Velia
Novi Velia is a town and comune of the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-west Italy.The town takes its name from the ancient Greek town of Velia, whose remains are located nearby.-See also:*Cilento - national park...
and Monte San Giacomo
Monte San Giacomo
Monte San Giacomo is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy....
. The mountains of the areas are Vesalo, Monaco, Faiatella, Scanno del Tesoro, Raia del Pedale and Tuzzi di Monte Piano. There are also the springs
Spring (hydrosphere)
A spring—also known as a rising or resurgence—is a component of the hydrosphere. Specifically, it is any natural situation where water flows to the surface of the earth from underground...
of Calore
Calore lucano
The Calore Lucano is a river in Campania,southern Italy, whose course is entirely included in the province of Salerno, within Cilento, for a total of about 63 kilometers...
river, and some caves with prehistorical engravings.
The middle of the area is an height known as Croce di Pruno (Cross of Pruno), a crossroad between the provincial road Piaggine-Rofrano (one of two completely covered with asphalt
Asphalt
Asphalt or , also known as bitumen, is a sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits, it is a substance classed as a pitch...
) and some trails, as the Inghiottitoio (Swallow), to Laurino / Campora (also covered with asphalt). Major plain
Plain
In geography, a plain is land with relatively low relief, that is flat or gently rolling. Prairies and steppes are types of plains, and the archetype for a plain is often thought of as a grassland, but plains in their natural state may also be covered in shrublands, woodland and forest, or...
s are the Piana of Roti and Campolongo.
Rural village
Population in the villages of Pruno amounts almost in 40 inhabitants. It could be considered as a singular scattered village divided into 3 parts, for its common history and also due to a legislative singularity for Italian municipal law: Also the villages of Valle dell'Angelo and Piaggine are situated in the municipal territory of Laurino, and the hamlets don't consist into two exclaves of their municipality. Despite of it their inhabitants have the citizenship of Valle and Piaggine and also the property of their houses.Pruno di Laurino (loccally named simply Pruno) is situated along the Piaggine-Rofrano road, in south of the Croce di Pruno. It is composed by an extended group of circa 15 scattered farmhouses and populated by 25 people. Nearby the village there is a canyon with some little cave
Cave
A cave or cavern is a natural underground space large enough for a human to enter. The term applies to natural cavities some part of which is in total darkness. The word cave also includes smaller spaces like rock shelters, sea caves, and grottos.Speleology is the science of exploration and study...
s (Grotte di Sant'Elena) and the village was interested by the phenomena of the brigandage
Brigandage in the Two Sicilies
Brigandage in the Two Sicilies had existed in some form since ancient times, however its origins as outlaws targeting random travellers would evolve vastly later on in the form of the political resistance movement form of brigandage in the Two Sicilies...
in the first half of 19th century. It was in fact the headquarter for a band of brigands guided by Giuseppe Tardio. It is the most populated side of Pruno and counts a rural school closed in 1960s and restored into 2000s as historical building. Its main road belongs to the municipality of Rofrano, consisting in a strip of territory. For this reason the village is sometimes also named Pruno di Rofrano.
Pruno di Valle dell'Angelo (locally named Pruno Casalettaro) is a rural village, one of the last in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. It is located in a detour of Piaggine-Rofrano road, on a trail to Cannalonga
Cannalonga
Cannalonga is a town and comune in the Region of Campania, Province of Salerno.- History :The town was founded between the 9th and 10th century AD....
and close to a canyon
Canyon
A canyon or gorge is a deep ravine between cliffs often carved from the landscape by a river. Rivers have a natural tendency to reach a baseline elevation, which is the same elevation as the body of water it will eventually drain into. This forms a canyon. Most canyons were formed by a process of...
named Quarantana. It is composed of circa 8 farmhouses and populated by 12-15 ancient people, with a rhythm of life similar to the one of 19th century, where electrical energy was fasted only in 1992. The community, impronted into animal husbandry
Animal husbandry
Animal husbandry is the agricultural practice of breeding and raising livestock.- History :Animal husbandry has been practiced for thousands of years, since the first domestication of animals....
and agriculture
Agriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
, is de facto
De facto
De facto is a Latin expression that means "concerning fact." In law, it often means "in practice but not necessarily ordained by law" or "in practice or actuality, but not officially established." It is commonly used in contrast to de jure when referring to matters of law, governance, or...
autonomous and the village is indicated as a point of touristic interest.
Pruno di Piaggine (locally named Pruno Chiainaro) is the littlest village of the 3. It is situated on a trial from Pruno di Valle dell'Angelo to Rofrano. It is composed by some scattered farmhouse
Farmhouse
Farmhouse is a general term for the main house of a farm. It is a type of building or house which serves a residential purpose in a rural or agricultural setting. Most often, the surrounding environment will be a farm. Many farm houses are shaped like a T...
s and the population amounts of 10 inhabitants circa.
Photogallery
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Valle dell'Angelo
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Pruno di Laurino
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Pruno di Piaggine
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Croce di Pruno
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upon Mount Vesalo
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upon Monte Vesalo
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Piana di Campolongo
See also
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