Giffoni Sei Casali

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Comune in Campania, Italy

Coat of arms

Giffoni Sei Casali within the
Province of Salerno and Campania

Location of Giffoni Sei Casali

40°43′N 14°54′E / 40.717°N 14.900°E / 40.717; 14.900CountryItalyRegionCampaniaProvinceSalerno (SA)FrazioniCapitignano (municipal seat), Malche, Prepezzano, SietiGovernment

• MayorFrancesco MunnoArea

^[1]

• Total35.08 km² (13.54 sq mi)Elevation

250 m (820 ft)Population

(28 February 2017)^[2]

• Total5,213 • Density150/km² (380/sq mi)DemonymGiffonesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

84090

Dialing code089WebsiteOfficial website

Giffoni Sei Casali (Campanian: Jfun) 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 refuge on the mountains nearby. The modern name, according to tradition, would derive from Caput Jani ("Janus' head"), referring to the head of statue of the god which they brought to the new site.

Capitignano was part of the Kingdom of Two Sicilies until 1860, as part of the district of Salerno.

Geography

The municipality is situated in a hill zone by the Picentini mountain range. It borders with the municipalities of Calvanico, Castiglione del Genovesi, Fisciano, Giffoni Valle Piana and San Cipriano Picentino.

Giffoni is divided into four frazioni, Capitignano being the administrative seat. The other are Malche, Prepezzano and Sieti.

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ Population data from Istat