Centola
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Centola is a town and 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:...

in the province of Salerno
Province 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 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...

 region of south-western Italy
Italy
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Hamlets

The town of Centola has 4 hamlets ("frazioni"):
  • Palinuro
    Palinuro
    Palinuro is a small town, the most populated civil parish of Centola, Province of Salerno, in the Campania region of Italy. The name of the town is derived from Palinurus, the helmsman of Aeneas, as recorded in the fifth and sixth books of the Aeneid.- Geography :Palinuro lies on the southern...

    : The greatest one, located by the sea
  • Foria: Located not too far from Centola
  • San Severino: Notable for its medieval ruins, located by "Centola" railway station
  • San Nicola: The littlest hamlet of the comune
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