- Padula
":For the italian hamlet in
Cortino municipality see:Padula, Teramo " Infobox CityIT
official_name = Comune di Padula
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region = RegioneIT|sigla=CAM
province = ProvinciaIT (short form)|sigla=SA (SA)
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elevation_footnotes =
elevation_m = 699
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area_total_km2 = 66.44
population_footnotes =
population_as_of = 2007
population_total = 5506
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population_density_km2 = 82.87
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gentilic = Padulesi
telephone = 0975
postalcode = 84034, 84030
frazioni = Ascolese, Caiazzano
saint = Saint Michael the Archangel
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mapx = #expr:40 + 20 / 60.0
mapy = #expr:15 + 39 / 60.0
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native_name = Padula
name = Padula
website = http://www.comune.padula.sa.it/Padula is a
comune in theprovince of Salerno in theCampania region of south-westernItaly .It is the home of the
Carthusian monastery Certosa di San Lorenzo, sometimes referred to as theCertosa di Padula .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. Thecomune covers an area of 66.33 square kilometres.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 theMonastery of Saint Nicola had been erected on this site earlier, in 1086.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 GrottelleDemographics
* Population 5600 (1998)
* Population 5123 (1931)Famous residents
* Giuseppe Petrosino - Mafia-busting policeman
*Frank Valenti - nuclear scientist
*Andrea Cariello - sculptorFestivals 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)ee also
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Certosa di Padula External links
* [http://www.comune.padula.sa.it/ Official Padula Website]
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