San Marzano sul Sarno is a town and ''
comune'' in the
province of Salerno in the
Campania region of
southern Italy
Southern Italy ( it, Sud Italia or ) also known as ''Meridione'' or ''Mezzogiorno'' (), is a macroregion of the Italian Republic consisting of its southern half.
The term ''Mezzogiorno'' today refers to regions that are associated with the peop ...
, situated about halfway between ''Autostrade''
A3 and
A30.
History
Sarno is located in the
Sarno River valley, in which traces of human presence have been found that date back to as early as the 9th–6th centuries BC. San Marzano is first mentioned in 601 AD in a letter by
Pope Gregory I. In 1220
Frederick II of Sicily Frederick II of Sicily may refer to:
* Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (1194–1250), who technically was Frederick I of Sicily but the regnal number II was used of him throughout his various realms
* Frederick III of Sicily
Frederick II (or II ...
gave it to the abbey of
Montevergine, and in 1234 it was acquired by the
Filangieri family, who held it until the
Angevine conquest of the
Kingdom of Naples
The Kingdom of Naples ( la, Regnum Neapolitanum; it, Regno di Napoli; nap, Regno 'e Napule), also known as the Kingdom of Sicily, was a state that ruled the part of the Italian Peninsula south of the Papal States between 1282 and 1816. It was ...
. Later families who held the title of San Marzano include the Del Tufo, Mastrili, and Albertini families.
The town suffered damage during
World War II.
See also
*
San Marzano tomato
References
Cities and towns in Campania
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