Sassano Explained

Sassano
Official Name:	Comune di Sassano
Coordinates:	40.3333°N 49°W
Province:	(SA)
Frazioni:	Caiazzano, Peglio, San Rocco, Santa Maria, Silla, Varco Notar Ercole
Mayor:	Domenico Rubino
Area Total Km2:	47.76
Population Footnotes:	^[1]
Population Total:	4939
Population As Of:	28 February 2017
Population Demonym:	Sassanesi
Saint:	San Giovanni Battista
Postal Code:	84038
Area Code:	0975
Istat:	065136

Sassano is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.

Geography

The municipality borders with Buonabitacolo, Monte San Giacomo, Padula, Sala Consilina, Sanza and Teggiano. Its frazioni are Caiazzano, Peglio, San Rocco, Santa Maria, Silla and Varco Notar Ercole.

Prehistory

The area is the only known inland site in Italy with a significant quantity of Mycenean pottery.^[2]

See also

• The Sassano Project
• Vallo di Diano

Notes and References

1. All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat); Dati - Popolazione residente all'1/4/2009
2. Book: van Wijngaarden, Gert Jan. Use and Appreciation of Mycenean Pottery in the Levant, Cyprus, and Italy (1600-1200 BC). 2002. Amsterdam University Press. 205. 9789053564820.