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The area of what is now Salerno has been continuously settled since pre-historical times, as the discoveries of Neolithic mummy remains documents. [9] Inhabited by Oscan-speaking populations, the region was colonized by the Etruscans, who founded the city of Irnthi in the 6th century BC, across the Irno river, in what is today city quarter of Fratte, as a part of their Dodecapolis political ...
The city coat of arms shows a walnut tree with golden fruits. On the red frame of the shield is written "Urbs Nuceria" in Roman letters. On the top there is a castellated crown, whereas at the bottom there is a laurel branch with golden berries and an oak branch with golden acorns tied together with the Italian tricolour ribbon.
The largest towns in the province are: Salerno, the capital, which has a population of 131,950; Cava de' Tirreni, Battipaglia and Nocera Inferiore, all having around 50,000 inhabitants. The province has an area of 4,923 km 2 (1,901 sq mi), and a total population of about 1.1 million.
Salerno: 135,818 065117 Salvitelle: 657 065118 San Cipriano Picentino: 6,489 065119 San Giovanni a Piro: 3,819 065120 San Gregorio Magno: 4,621 065121 San Mango Piemonte: 2,355 065122 San Marzano sul Sarno: 9,738 065123 San Mauro Cilento: 993 065124 San Mauro la Bruca: 747 065125 San Pietro al Tanagro: 1,716 065126 San Rufo: 1,799 065127 Santa ...
Scala is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. It is located on a rocky hill c. 400 m above sea-level and is part of the Amalfi Coast . [ citation needed ]
Castellabate (Cilentan: Castiellabbate) is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").
79 CE - Salerno was buried by the rain of ash and debris of the eruption of Vesuvius that razed Pompeii and Herculaneum to the ground [2] 5th-7th C. CE - Roman Catholic diocese of Salerno established. [3] 646 CE - Salerno becomes part of the Lombard Duchy of Benevento. [4] 774 CE - Duke Arechis II of Benevento relocates to Salerno.