Giffoni Valle Piana
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Giffoni Valle Piana | |
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| Comune di Giffoni Valle Piana | |
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 Giffoni Valle Piana within the Province of Salerno and Campania | |
Location of Giffoni Valle Piana  | |
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| Postal code | 84095 |
| Dialing code | 089 |
| Website | Official website |
Giffoni Valle Piana, commonly known as Giffoni, is a town and comune in the Province of Salerno, Campania, southwestern Italy.
Economy is mostly based on agriculture, with the presence of a small number of light industries and services firms.
History
Giffoni area was the seat of the ancient town of Picenza[
Geography
The town is situated in a hill zone by the
Giffoni is divided into 14 frazioni and Mercato,[4] commonly also identified simply as Giffoni Valle Piana, is the administrative seat. The other parishes are Catelde, Chiaravallisi, Chieve, Curti, Curticelle, Ornito, San Giovanni, Santa Caterina, Santa Maria a Vico, Sardone, Sovvieco, Terravecchia and Vassi.
Giffoni Film Festival
Since 1971 the town has hosted the biggest international children's film festival of the world.
Notable people
- Agostino Falivene (?−1548), Roman Catholic bishop
See also
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- Istat2009
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ Meaning "Market" in Italian.
External links
Media related to Giffoni Valle Piana at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Italian)
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