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Baronissi
Comune
Comune di Baronissi
Panoramic view of Baronissi
Panoramic view of Baronissi
Coat of arms of Baronissi
Coat of arms
Baronissi within the Province of Salerno and Campania
Baronissi within the Province of Salerno and Campania
Location of Baronissi
Map
Baronissi is located in Italy
Baronissi
Baronissi
Location of Baronissi in Italy
Baronissi is located in Campania
Baronissi
Baronissi
Baronissi (Campania)
Coordinates: 40°44′46.4″N 14°46′13.7″E / 40.746222°N 14.770472°E / 40.746222; 14.770472
CountryItaly
RegionCampania
ProvinceSalerno (SA)
FrazioniAcquamela, Aiello, Antessano, Capo Saragnano, Caprecano, Casal Barone, Casal Siniscalco, Fusara, Orignano, Saragnano, Sava
Government
 • MayorGianfranco Valiante
Area
[1]
 • Total17.93 km2 (6.92 sq mi)
Elevation
260 m (850 ft)
Population
 (28 February 2017)[2]
 • Total17,061
 • Density950/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
DemonymBaroniensi or Baronissesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
84081
Dialing code089
Patron saintSt. Francis of Assisi
Saint day4 October
WebsiteOfficial website

Baronissi is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. It is home to a campus of the University of Salerno.

History

The town develops from the original old area named Casali.

Geography

The town is situated 7 km north of Salerno and it is 35 km from Avellino. The bordering municipalities are Castiglione del Genovesi, Cava de' Tirreni, Fisciano, Mercato San Severino, Pellezzano and Salerno.[3]

Its 11 hamlets (frazioni) are Acquamela, Aiello, Antessano, Capo Saragnano, Caprecano, Casal Barone, Casal Siniscalco, Fusara, Orignano, Saragnano, Sava (the most populated one).

Main sights

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Transport

The municipality has two train stations (Baronissi, in town's center, and Acquamela, in the homonym village), both on the line Salermo-Mercato San Severino. It is also served by the motorway RA 2 Salerno-Avellino, at the exits "Baronissi Sud" and "Lancusi-Baronissi Nord".[3]

Events

Personalities

Twin towns

Notes and 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. ^ a b 40722 (x a j h) Baronissi on OpenStreetMap
  4. ^ (in Italian) The frazioni of Baronissi: info and history Archived 30 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ (in Italian) Article Archived 18 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine on the Corriere della Sera
  6. ^ (in Italian) Article on casadellapoesia.org Archived 25 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ (in Italian) Tenth anniversary of the twinnage with Portes-lès-Valence Archived 27 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine (Comune of Baronissi)]
  8. ^ (in French) The twinnage with Baronissi (Commune of Porte-lès-Valence)

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