Piaggine
Piaggine | |
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| Comune di Piaggine | |
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| Country | Italy |
| Region | Campania |
| Province | Salerno (SA) |
| Frazioni | Pruno |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Renato Pizzolante (since June 2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 62 km2 (24 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 630 m (2,070 ft) |
| Population (1 January 2020) | |
• Total | 1,231 |
| • Density | 20/km2 (51/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Piagginesi / Chiainari |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 84065 |
| Dialing code | 0974 |
| ISTAT code | 065095 |
| Website | Official website |
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.
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.[1]
Piaggine was originally inhabited around 1000 A.D by a community of nomadic shepherds, which found green pastures among the mountains near the river.[2]
The town is famous for being the birthplace of the notorious brigant Giuseppe Tardio.[3]
Twin towns
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