Sassano

Sassano
Comune
Comune di Sassano
Sassano within the Province of Salerno
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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
• Mayor	Domenico Rubino
Area [1]
• Total	47.76 km2 (18.44 sq mi)
Population  (28 February 2017) [2]
• Total	4,939
• Density	103.4/km2 (267.8/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

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]

See also

• The Sassano Project
• Vallo di Diano

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.

External links

Media related to Sassano at Wikimedia Commons