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Cilento, Vallo di Diano and Alburni National Park
Cilento, Vallo di Diano and Alburni National Park
Parco Nazionale del Cilento, Vallo di Diano e Alburni
IUCN category II (national park)
	Cape Palinuro
	Salerno region
Location	Campania
Nearest city	Salerno
Coordinates	40°17′N 15°28′E / 40.283°N 15.467°E
Area	1,810.48 km2 (699.03 sq mi)
Established	1991
Governing body	Ministero dell'Ambiente
	parks.it
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official name	Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park with the Archeological Sites of Paestum and Velia, and the Certosa di Padula
Type	Cultural
Criteria	iii, iv
Designated	1998 (22nd session)
Reference no.	842
Region	Europe and North America

Cilento, Vallo di Diano and Alburni National Park (Italian Parco Nazionale del Cilento, Vallo di Diano e Alburni) is an Italian national park in the Province of Salerno, in Campania in southern Italy. It includes much of the Cilento, the Vallo di Diano and the Monti Alburni. It was founded in 1991 and was formerly known as the Parco Nazionale del Cilento e Vallo di Diano.

History

The park was officially instituted on December 6, 1991, to protect the territory of Cilento from building speculation and mass tourism. Originally named Parco Nazionale del Cilento e Vallo di Diano, in 1998 it became a World Heritage Site of UNESCO,^[1] also with the ancient Greek towns of Paestum, Velia and the Padula^[2] Charterhouse.

The other natural reserves instituted in the area of the park are the "Natural reserve of Foce Sele-Tanagro" (created in 1993,^[3] with the Oasis of Persano) and the "Maritime reserve of Punta Licosa", in the municipality of Castellabate.

Geography

The national park's territory, one of the largest in Italy, does not include all the municipalities of the areas of Cilento and Vallo di Diano. It includes almost all the Cilentan Coast and its central forest area is Pruno. The administrative offices are located in Vallo della Lucania, at Piazza Santa Caterina nr. 8.

The municipalities part^{[clarification needed]} of the park are: