Sicignano degli Alburni
Sicignano degli Alburni | |
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Comune di Sicignano degli Alburni | |
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Sicignano degli Alburni Location of Sicignano degli Alburni in Italy | |
Coordinates: 40°33′34.8″N 15°18′25.2″E / 40.559667°N 15.307000°ECoordinates: 40°33′34.8″N 15°18′25.2″E / 40.559667°N 15.307000°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Campania |
Province | Salerno (SA) |
Frazioni | Castelluccio Cosentino, Galdo degli Alburni, Scorzo, Terranova, Zuppino |
Government | |
• Mayor | Ernesto Millerosa |
Area | |
• Total | 81.11 km2 (31.32 sq mi) |
Elevation | 605 m (1,985 ft) |
Population (1 January 2018)[3] | |
• Total | 3,411 |
• Density | 42/km2 (110/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Sicignanesi |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 84029 |
Dialing code | 0828 |
Patron saint | St. Matthew |
Saint day | 7 April |
Website | Official website |
Sicignano degli Alburni (also known simply as Sicignano) is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of southern Italy.
History[]
The Roman war hero Lucius Sicinius Dentatus, of the gens Sicinia, founded Sicignano degli Alburni as his ancient latifundium.
The earliest documentation of Sicignano is from a medieval donation document dated 1086 by which the Norman count Asclettino Sicignano, Lord of Polla (died 1086), gives the abbey of Cava dei Tirreni the monastery of St. Peter and St. Catherine's Church, located in the Castrum Pollae.
From 1811 to 1860, Sicignano was part of the district of Postiglione, belonging to the District of Country of the Two Sicilies.
From 1860 to 1927 it was part of the district of Postiglione, belonging to the district to campaign.
Geography[]
Sicignano is located between the valley of the Tanagro river and the Alburni mountain range; its territory lying mostly within the Parco nazionale del Cilento e Vallo di Diano.
The municipality is bordered by Auletta, Buccino, Castelcivita, Contursi Terme, Ottati, Palomonte, Petina and Postiglione.[4]
Transport[]
The town has on the Salerno–Potenza–Taranto line, located 10 km north. Sicignano station is also the junction point of a line, the , closed in 1987, that counts two other station in the municipal territory: Castelluccio Cosentino and Galdo.
The municipality is crossed by the A2 motorway Salerno-Reggio Calabria, and is served by the exit "Sicignano-Potenza", that is also the western end of the to Potenza. The national highway SS 19 crosses the villages of Scorzo and Zuppino.
People[]
- (15th century –16th century), poet
- Costantino Catena (b. 1969), pianist
See also[]
- Cilento
- Cilentan dialect
- Sicinius
- Sicignano (surname)
References[]
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ (in Italian) Source: Istat 2011
- ^ 40588 Sicignano degli Alburni on OpenStreetMap
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sicignano degli Alburni. |
- Official website (in Italian)
- Sicignano degli Alburni on paesionline.it (in Italian)
- The Sicignano Family (in English)
- Cities and towns in Campania
- Municipalities of the Province of Salerno
- Localities of Cilento
- Campanian geography stubs