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Giffoni Sei Casali
Comune
Comune di Giffoni Sei Casali
View of Capitignano, the municipal seat.
Coat of arms
Giffoni Sei Casali within the Province of Salerno and Campania
Location of Giffoni Sei Casali
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Coordinates: 40°43′N 14°54′E / 40.717°N 14.900°E / 40.717; 14.900
Country	Italy
Region	Campania
Province	Salerno (SA)
Frazioni	Capitignano (municipal seat), Malche, Prepezzano, Sieti
Government
• Mayor	Francesco Munno
Area [1]
• Total	35.08 km2 (13.54 sq mi)
Elevation	250 m (820 ft)
Population  (28 February 2017)[2]
• Total	5,213
• Density	150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Demonym	Giffonesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	84090
Dialing code	089
Website	Official website

Giffoni Sei Casali (Campanian: Jfun) is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.

Historyedit

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.

Geographyedit

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.

See alsoedit

• Monti Picentini
• Giffoni Valle Piana
• Giffoni Film Festival

Referencesedit

External linksedit

Media related to Giffoni Sei Casali at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Italian)

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