Castigloine del Genovesi is a town and ''
comune
The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...
'' in the
province of Salerno
The Province of Salerno ( it, Provincia di Salerno) is a province in the Campania region of Italy.
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Geography
The largest towns in the province are: Salerno, the capital, which has a population of 131,950; Cava de' Tirreni, Battipagli ...
in the
Campania
Campania (, also , , , ) is an administrative Regions of Italy, region of Italy; most of it is in the south-western portion of the Italian peninsula (with the Tyrrhenian Sea to its west), but it also includes the small Phlegraean Islands and the i ...
region of south-western
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...
.
Until 1862 it was known simply as Castiglione. It takes its current name from the philosopher and economist
Antonio Genovesi
Antonio Genovesi (1 November 171322 September 1769) was an Italian writer on philosophy and political economy.
Biography
Son of Salvatore Genovese, a shoemaker, and Adriana Alfinito of San Mango, Antonio Genovesi was born in Castiglione, near ...
, who was born here in 1713.
Located on the hillside below the
Monte Monna
Monte may refer to:
Places Argentina
* Argentine Monte, an ecoregion
* Monte Desert
* Monte Partido, a ''partido'' in Buenos Aires Province
Italy
* Monte Bregagno
* Monte Cassino
* Montecorvino (disambiguation)
* Montefalcione
Portugal
* Monte ...
, part of the
Monti Picentini Regional Park
The Monti Picentini Regional Park (Italian: ''Parco regionale Monti Picentini'') is a natural preserve in Campania, southern Italy.
Geography
It is based on the Monti Picentini chain, a dolomitic-limestone area in the provinces of Avellino and S ...
, Castiglione borders with the municipalities of
Baronissi
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''.
Geograph ...
,
Fisciano
Fisciano is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. It is dominated by the University of Salerno, which built a new campus in the town in 1988.
The municipality borders with Baronissi, Calvan ...
,
Giffoni Sei Casali
Giffoni Sei Casali (Campanian: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.
History
The communal seat, Capitignano, appeared when the Romans destroyed Picentia, whose inhabitants took refug ...
,
Salerno
Salerno (, , ; nap, label= Salernitano, Saliernë, ) is an ancient city and ''comune'' in Campania (southwestern Italy) and is the capital of the namesake province, being the second largest city in the region by number of inhabitants, after ...
,
San Cipriano Picentino
San Cipriano Picentino is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of southern Italy.
Twin towns
* Sormano (Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a countr ...
and
San Mango Piemonte.
References
External links
Official website
Cities and towns in Campania
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