Giffoni Sei Casali

Giffoni Sei Casali
Giffoni Sei Casali
	Comune
	Comune di Giffoni Sei Casali
	View of Capitignano, the municipal seat.
	; Coat of arms
	Giffoni Sei Casali within the ; Province of Salerno and Campania
	Location of Giffoni Sei Casali
	Giffoni Sei Casali Location of Giffoni Sei Casali in Italy Giffoni Sei Casali Giffoni Sei Casali (Campania)
	Coordinates: 40°43′N14°54′E / 40.717°N 14.900°E
Country	Italy
Region	Campania
Province	Salerno (SA)
Frazioni	Capitignano (municipal seat), Malche, Prepezzano, Sieti
Government
• Mayor	Francesco Munno
Area [1]
• Total	35.08 km2 (13.54 sq mi)
Elevation	250 m (820 ft)
Population (28 February 2017) [2]
• Total	5,213
• Density	150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Giffonesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	84090
Dialing code	089
Website	Official website

Last updated March 01, 2020

Giffoni Sei Casali (Campanian: Jfun) is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.

History

The communal seat, Capitignano, appeared when the Romans destroyed Picentia, whose inhabitants took refuge on the mountains nearby. The modern name, according to tradition, would derive from Caput Jani ("Janus' head"), referring to the head of statue of the god which they brought to the new site.

Capitignano was part of the Kingdom of Two Sicilies until 1860, as part of the district of Salerno.

Geography

The municipality is situated in a hill zone by the Picentini mountain range. It borders with the municipalities of Calvanico, Castiglione del Genovesi, Fisciano, Giffoni Valle Piana and San Cipriano Picentino.

Giffoni is divided into four frazioni , Capitignano being the administrative seat. The other are Malche, Prepezzano and Sieti.

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References

↑ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
↑ Population data from Istat

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[wikidata-16139ca327c50d72c40d8c5fd3abe706b989650e-v3-1] "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

[2] Population data from Istat