Petina | |
Official Name: | Comune di Petina |
Coordinates: | 40.5333°N 37°W |
Province: | (SA) |
Area Total Km2: | 35.09 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 1227 |
Population As Of: | 1 April 2009 |
Elevation M: | 649 |
Saint: | Sant'Onofrio |
Day: | 2 August |
Postal Code: | 84020 |
Area Code: | 0828 |
Istat: | 065094 |
Frazioni: | Auletta, Corleto Monforte, Ottati, Sant'Angelo a Fasanella, Sicignano degli Alburni |
Petina (Campanian: Neapolitan: Appetine) is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.
The town is located on the Alburni mountain range, close to Basilicata region, and borders with the municipalities of Auletta, Corleto Monforte, Ottati, Sant'Angelo a Fasanella and Sicignano degli Alburni.
It is served by the A2 motorway (exit "Petina") and counts a railway station on the Sicignano-Lagonegro line, a railway line closed in 1987 due to modernization works.