Sassano

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Sassano
Comune di Sassano
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Sassano within the Province of Salerno
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Sassano
Sassano (Campania)
Coordinates: 40°20′N15°34′E / 40.333°N 15.567°E / 40.333; 15.567 Coordinates: 40°20′N15°34′E / 40.333°N 15.567°E / 40.333; 15.567
Country Italy
Region Campania
Province Salerno (SA)
Frazioni Caiazzano, Peglio, San Rocco, Santa Maria, Silla, Varco Notar Ercole
Government
  MayorDomenico Rubino
Area
[1]
  Total47.76 km2 (18.44 sq mi)
Population
 (28 February 2017) [2]
  Total4,939
  Density100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Sassanesi
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
84038
Dialing code 0975
ISTAT code 065136
Patron saintSan Giovanni Battista
Website Official website

Sassano is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.

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Geography

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

The area is the only known inland site in Italy with a significant quantity of Mycenean pottery. [3]

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References

  1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat); Dati - Popolazione residente all'1/4/2009
  3. 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.

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