Piaggine

Piaggine, also called “Chiaine“ in the local dialect, is a town and comune in the province of Salerno, in the region of Campania, in the south-west of Italy.

Piaggine
Comune di Piaggine
Coat of arms
Location of Piaggine
Piaggine
Location of Piaggine in Italy
Piaggine
Piaggine (Campania)
Coordinates: 40°21′N 15°23′E
CountryItaly
RegionCampania
ProvinceSalerno (SA)
FrazioniPruno
Government
  MayorGuglielmo Vairo (since June 2017)
Area
  Total62 km2 (24 sq mi)
Elevation
630 m (2,070 ft)
Population
 (January 1, 2020)[2]
  Total1,231
  Density20/km2 (51/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Piagginesi / Chiainari
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
84065
Dialing code0974
ISTAT code065095
WebsiteOfficial website

The town is located on the river Calore, 93 miles (150 km) south-east of Naples, 57 miles (92 km) north-west of Potenza.

According to the official data, the resident population in 2020 was 1231.[3]

Piaggine was originally inhabited around 1000 A.D by a community of nomadic shepherds, which found green pastures among the mountains near the river.[4]

The town is famous for being the birthplace of the notorious brigant Giuseppe Tardio.[5]

Twin towns

See also

References

  1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. "Statistiche demografiche ISTAT". demo.istat.it. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
  4. "Comune di Piaggine > Vivere Piaggine > Cultura e Tradizioni > Le origini e la storia". www.comune.piaggine.sa.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-07-30.
  5. "Comune di Piaggine > Vivere Piaggine > Cultura e Tradizioni > Galleria di personaggi > Giuseppe Tardio". www.comune.piaggine.sa.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-07-30.

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