Sassano
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Sassano | |
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| Comune di Sassano | |
 Sassano within the Province of Salerno | |
Location of Sassano | |
  Sassano Location of Sassano in Italy | |
| 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
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