Giffoni Valle Piana

Giffoni Valle Piana
Comune
Comune di Giffoni Valle Piana

Coat of arms

Giffoni Valle Piana within the
Province of Salerno and Campania
Giffoni Valle Piana

Location of Giffoni Valle Piana in Italy

Coordinates: 40°43′N 14°56′E / 40.717°N 14.933°E / 40.717; 14.933
Country Italy
Region Campania
Province Salerno (SA)
Frazioni Mercato (communal seat), Catelde,
Chiaravallisi, Chieve, Curti, Curticelle, Ornito, San Giovanni, Santa Caterina,
Santa Maria a Vico, Sardone,
Sovvieco, Terravecchia, Vassi
Government
 • Mayor Paolo Russomando
Area
 • Total 87 km2 (34 sq mi)
Elevation 196 m (643 ft)
Population (2009[1])
 • Total 11,928
 • Density 140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Giffonesi
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 84095
Dialing code 089
Website Official website

Giffoni Valle Piana is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-west Italy.

Economy is mostly based on agriculture, with the presence of a small number of light industries and services firms.

History

Mountains and city view of Giffoni Valle Piana

Giffoni area was the seat of the ancient town of Picenza, which was destroyed two times by the Romans in the course of their conquest of southern Italy.

Geography

The town is situated in an hill zone by the Picentini mountains. The municipality is extended from the urban and industrial area between Salerno and Pontecagnano to the mountain range at the borders with the Province of Avellino. It borders with the municipalities of Acerno, Calvanico, Giffoni Sei Casali, Montecorvino Pugliano, Montecorvino Rovella, Montella, Pontecagnano Faiano, Salerno, San Cipriano Picentino and Serino.


Giffoni is divided into 14 frazioni and Mercato,[2] commonly also identified simply as Giffoni Valle Piana, is the administrative seat. The other parisehs are Catelde, Chiaravallisi, Chieve, Curti, Curticelle, Ornito, San Giovanni, Santa Caterina, Santa Maria a Vico, Sardone, Sovvieco, Terravecchia and Vassi.

Giffoni Film Festival

Main article: Giffoni Film Festival

From 1971 the town hosts the biggest international children's film festival of the world.

People from Giffoni Valle Piana

See also

References

  1. ↑ (Italian) Source : Istat 2009
  2. ↑ Meaning "Market" in Italian.

External links

Media related to Giffoni Valle Piana at Wikimedia Commons


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