Serre, Campania

Serre
Comune
Comune di Serre
Serre within the Province of Salerno
Location of Serre
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Coordinates: 40°34′56.0″N15°11′05.1″E / 40.582222°N 15.184750°E / 40.582222; 15.184750 Coordinates: 40°34′56.0″N15°11′05.1″E / 40.582222°N 15.184750°E / 40.582222; 15.184750
Country	Italy
Region	Campania
Province	Salerno (SA)
Frazioni	Borgo San Lazzaro, Persano
Government
• Mayor	Franco Mennella
Area [1]
• Total	67.03 km2 (25.88 sq mi)
Elevation	200 m (700 ft)
Population  (28 February 2017) [2]
• Total	3,955
• Density	59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Serresi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	84028
Dialing code	0828
Patron saint	St. Martin
Saint day	11 November
Website	Official website

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

History

The town is medieval and was founded at the end of the 10th century.

Geography

Serre is a hilltown located in northern Cilento. Its municipal territory, crossed by the rivers Sele and Calore Lucano, borders with Albanella, Altavilla Silentina, Campagna, Eboli and Postiglione. ^[3] The municipality counts the hamlets of Borgo San Lazzaro and Persano.

See also

• Cilentan dialect
• Cilento National Park

References

1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
2. (in Italian) Source: Istat 2011
3. 40576 (x a j h) Serre on OpenStreetMap

External links

Media related to Serre at Wikimedia Commons