Sassano
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Sassano | |
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Comune di Sassano | |
![]() Sassano within the Province of Salerno | |
Coordinates: 40°20′N 15°34′E / 40.333°N 15.567°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Campania |
Province | Salerno (SA) |
Frazioni | Caiazzano, Peglio, San Rocco, Santa Maria, Silla, Varco Notar Ercole |
Government | |
• Mayor | Domenico Rubino |
Area | |
• Total | 47.76 km2 (18.44 sq mi) |
Population (28 February 2017)[2] | |
• Total | 4,939 |
• Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) |
Demonym | Sassanesi |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 84038 |
Dialing code | 0975 |
ISTAT code | 065136 |
Patron saint | San Giovanni Battista |
Website | Official website |
Sassano is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.
Geography
[edit]The municipality borders with Buonabitacolo, Monte San Giacomo, Padula, Sala Consilina, Sanza and Teggiano. Its frazioni are Caiazzano, Peglio, San Rocco, Santa Maria, Silla and Varco Notar Ercole.
Prehistory
[edit]The area is the only known inland site in Italy with a significant quantity of Mycenean pottery.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat); Dati - Popolazione residente all'1/4/2009
- ^ van Wijngaarden, Gert Jan (2002). Use and Appreciation of Mycenean Pottery in the Levant, Cyprus, and Italy (1600-1200 BC). Amsterdam University Press. p. 205. ISBN 9789053564820.
External links
[edit] Media related to Sassano at Wikimedia Commons