Caggiano 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 ...
.
Geography
Located near the
Basilicata
it, Lucano (man) it, Lucana (woman)
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region, Caggiano borders the municipalities of
Auletta
Auletta is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.
History
According to a legend retold by historian Giovan Battista Pacichelli, the name of Auletta would stem from Auleto, one of Aene ...
,
Pertosa
Pertosa is a village and ''comune'' of the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-west Italy. In 2010 its population was 714.
History
Geography
The village is situated in the eastern side of the province of Salerno, close to the mu ...
,
Polla,
Salvitelle
Salvitelle (Campanian: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of southwestern Italy.
Geography
The municipality borders with Auletta, Buccino
Buccino is a town and ''comune'' in Campania in Italy, in the ...
,
Sant'Angelo Le Fratte (
PZ),
Savoia di Lucania
Savoia di Lucania ( Lucano: ) is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. As of 2011 its population was of 1,148.
History
The original name of the village was Salvia di Lucania (also simply Salvia ...
(PZ) and
Vietri di Potenza (PZ). It includes the hamlets (''
frazioni
A ''frazione'' (plural: ) is a type of subdivision of a ''comune'' (municipality) in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most ''frazioni'' were created during the Fascist Italy (1922–1943), Fascist era (1922–1943) as ...
'') of Calabri, Fontana Caggiano I,
Mattina, Mattina V, and Piedi L'Arma.
Gallery
File:Castello in Caggiano.JPG, Castle
File:Chiesa del SS Salvatore di Caggiano.JPG, St. Salvatore church
File:Chiesa S Antonio di Caggiano.jpg, St. Anthony church
File:Caggiano_-_38708864681.jpg, View from the town
See also
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Alburni
The Alburni are an Italian mountain range of the Province of Salerno, Campania, part of the Apennines. Due to their geomorphology, they are popularly known as the "''Dolomites of Campania''" or of Southern Italy. The highest mountain is the Pa ...
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Vallo di Diano
240px, Vallo di Diano seen from Caggiano.
240px, Panoramic view of Pertosa.
View of 240px
The Vallo di Diano (also known as ''Valdiano'') is an Italian valley of the south-eastern side of Campania, in the province of Salerno.
Geography
Situ ...
References
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Cities and towns in Campania
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