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Sarno is a town and comune and former Latin Catholic bishopric of Campania, Italy, in the province of Salerno, 20 km northeast from the city of Salerno and 60 km east of Naples by the main railway.

Sarno
Comune
Comune di Sarno
St. Michael's Cathedral
Location of Sarno
Sarno
Location of Sarno in Italy
Sarno
Sarno (Campania)
Coordinates: 40°49′N 14°37′E
CountryItaly
RegionCampania
ProvinceSalerno (SA)
FrazioniFoce, Episcopio, Lavorate
Government
  MayorGiuseppe Canfora
Area
  Total39 km2 (15 sq mi)
Elevation
30 m (100 ft)
Population
 (31 449)[2]
  Total31,463
  Density810/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
DemonymSarnesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
84087
Dialing code081
Patron saintSt. Michael
Saint dayMay 8
WebsiteOfficial website
Roman Theatre of Sarno
Roman Theatre of Sarno

Overview


It lies at the foot of the Apennine Mountains, near the sources of the Sarno River, called Sarnus in ancient times, a stream connected by canal with Pompei and the sea.

Paper, cotton, silk, linen and hemp are manufactured. The travertine which forms round the springs of the Sarno was used even at ancient Pompeii as building material.


History


The area of Sarno has been inhabited since the Neolithic, and in pre-historical times housed Oscan and Samnites settlements. Later it was acquired by the Romans, who held it until the fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD. The first nucleus of the future Sarno grew in the 8th century around a castle founded by the Lombards of Benevento.

Before its incorporation into the domains of the crown of Naples, Sarno gave its name to a county held in succession by the Orsini, Coppola, Tuttavilla, and Colonna families.

On May 5, 1998 Sarno and the neighbouring villages of Quindici, Siano and Bracigliano were devastated by a series of landslides. Oone hundred eighty houses were destroyed, 450 were severely damaged, and 161 people died in what was one of the worst catastrophes of its kind in modern Italy.[citation needed] The landslides had been caused by several days of torrential rainfalls but were also blamed on agricultural, residential, industrial overexploitation, and the lack of any substantial environmental programs. The catastrophe prompted the Italian Ministry of the Environment to introduce legislative measures for environmental protection which have come to be known as legge Sarno.


Ecclesiastical history


The Diocese of Sarno was established circa 1000 AD, presumably as suffragan of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Oristano. In 1534 it lost territory to the Diocese of Nola. The neighbouring bishopric of Cava de' Tirreni was held in personal union with Sarno (united aeque principaliter) from 27 June 1818 till 25 September 1972.

Suppressed on 30 September 1986, its territory and title being merged into the thus renamed Diocese of Nocera Inferiore-Sarno.


Episcopal ordinaries


(all Roman Rite)

Suffragan Bishops of Sarno (without ordinals; first incumbent(s) lacking?)


Main sights


Sarno has the ruins of a medieval castle, which belonged to Count Francesco Coppola, who took an important part in the conspiracy of the barons against Ferdinand II of Aragon in 1485. Walter III of Brienne is buried in the ancient church of Santa Maria della Foce, rebuilt in 1701. Sarno Cathedral is near the town centre.


References


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



На других языках


[de] Sarno (Kampanien)

Sarno ist eine italienische Gemeinde mit 31.262 Einwohnern (Stand 31. Dezember 2019) in der Provinz Salerno in der Region Kampanien. Die Einwohner der Gemeinde werden Sarnesi genannt; der Patron ist der Heilige Michael.
- [en] Sarno

[es] Sarno

Sarno es una localidad y comune italiana de la provincia de Salerno, región de Campania, con 31.357 habitantes.

[ru] Сарно

Сарно (итал. Sarno) — город в Италии, располагается в регионе Кампания, в провинции Салерно.



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