Sarno
| Sarno | |
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| — Comune — | |
| Comune di Sarno | |
 Sarno
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| Coordinates: 40°49′N 14°37′E / 40.817°N 14.617°ECoordinates: 40°49′N 14°37′E / 40.817°N 14.617°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Campania |
| Province | Salerno (SA) |
| Frazioni | Episcopio, Foce, Lavorate |
| Area | |
| • Total | 39 km2 (15 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 30 m (100 ft) |
| Population (December 31, 2004) | |
| • Total | 31,580 |
| • Density | 810/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Sarnesi |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 84087 |
| Dialing code | 081 |
| Patron saint | St. Michael |
| Saint day | May 8 |
| Website | Official website |
Sarno is a town and comune of Campania, Italy, in the province of Salerno, 20 km northeast from the city of Salerno and 60 km east of Naples by the main railway.
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[edit] Overview
It lies at the foot of the Apennines, near the sources of the Sarno River, called Sarnus in ancient times, a stream connected by canal with Pompei and the sea.
Paper, cotton, silk, linen and hemp are manufactured. The travertine which forms round the springs of the Sarno was used even at ancient Pompeii as building material.
[edit] History
Before its incorporation with the domains of the crown of Naples, Sarno gave its name to a county held in succession by the Orsini, Coppola, Suttavilla, and Colonna families.
On May 5, 1998 Sarno and the neighbouring villages of Quindici, Siano and Bracigliano were devastated by a series of landslides. 180 houses were destroyed, 450 severely damaged, and 161 people died in what was one of the biggest catastrophes of its kind in modern Italy. The landslides had been caused by several days of torrential rainfalls, but were also blamed on agricultural, residential and industrial overexploitation and the lack of any substantial environmental programs. The catastrophe prompted the Italian Ministry of the Environment to introduce a couple of legislative measures for environmental protection which have come to be known as legge Sarno.
[edit] Main sights
Sarno has the ruins of a medieval Castle, which belonged to Count Francesco Coppola, who took an important part in the conspiracy of the barons against Ferdinand II of Aragon in 1485.
Walter III of Brienne is buried in the ancient church of Santa Maria della Foce, rebuilt in 1701.
[edit] Twin towns
Abergavenny (Wales - United Kingdom, from 1998)
[edit] References
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
[edit] External links
Media related to Sarno at Wikimedia Commons
