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Giffoni Valle Piana
Giffoni Valle Piana
Comune
	Comune di Giffoni Valle Piana
	Coat of arms
	Giffoni Valle Piana within the; Province of Salerno and Campania
	Location of Giffoni Valle Piana
	Giffoni Valle Piana Location of Giffoni Valle Piana in Italy Giffoni Valle Piana Giffoni Valle Piana (Campania)
	Coordinates: 40°43′N 14°56′E / 40.717°N 14.933°E
Country	Italy
Region	Campania
Province	Salerno (SA)
Frazioni	Mercato (communal seat), Catelde,; Chiaravallisi, Chieve, Curti, Curticelle, Ornito, San Giovanni, Santa Caterina,; Santa Maria a Vico, Sardone,; Sovvieco, Terravecchia, Vassi
Government
• Mayor	Antonio Giuliano
Area
• Total	88.61 km2 (34.21 sq mi)
Elevation	196 m (643 ft)
Population (28 February 2017)
• Total	11,927
• Density	130/km2 (350/sq mi)
Demonym	Giffonesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
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^{[dubious – discuss]}, which was destroyed two times by the Romans in the course of their conquest of southern Italy.^{[citation needed]}

Geography

The town is situated in a hill zone by the Picentini mountains. The municipality is extended from the urban and industrial area between Salerno and Pontecagnano to the mountain range at the borders with the Province of Avellino. It borders with the municipalities of Acerno, Calvanico, Giffoni Sei Casali, Montecorvino Pugliano, Montecorvino Rovella, Montella, Pontecagnano Faiano, Salerno, San Cipriano Picentino and Serino.

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

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ (in Italian) Source : Istat 2009
^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ Meaning "Market" in Italian.