Mercato San Severino

Mercato San Severino
—  Comune  —
Comune di Mercato San Severino
Coat of arms
Mercato San Severino Location of Mercato San Severino in Italy
Coordinates: 40°47′N 14°45′E / 40.783°N 14.75°E / 40.783; 14.75
Country	Italy
Region	Campania
Province	Salerno (SA)
Frazioni	Acigliano, Acquarola, Capocasale, Carifi, Ciorani, Corticelle, Costa, Curteri, Galdo di Carifi, Lombardi, Monticelli[1], Oscato Ospizio, Pandola, Piazza del Galdo, Priscoli, Sant'Angelo in Macerata, Sant'Eustachio, San Vincenzo, Spiano, Torello
Government
– Mayor	Giovanni Romano
Area
– Total	30 km2 (11.6 sq mi)
Elevation	260 m (853 ft)
Population (1 April 2009[2])
– Total	21,432
– Density	714.4/km2 (1,850.3/sq mi)
Demonym	Sanseverinesi
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
– Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	84085
Dialing code	089
Patron saint	St. Roch
Saint day	16 August
Website	Official website

Mercato San Severino is a town and comune of the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-west Italy.

Geography

The territory borders with the municipalities of Baronissi, Bracigliano, Castel San Giorgio, Cava de' Tirreni, Fisciano, Montoro Inferiore (AV), Roccapiemonte and Siano.

It counts 21 civil parishes (frazioni): Acigliano, Acquarola, Capocasale, Carifi, Ciorani, Corticelle, Costa, Curteri, Galdo di Carifi, Lombardi, Monticelli (divided in M. di Sopra and M. di Sotto), Oscato Ospizio, Pandola, Piazza del Galdo, Priscoli, Sant'Angelo in Macerata (with the suburb of Valle), Sant'Eustachio, San Vincenzo, Spiano and Torello.

Transport

Mercato San Severino is served by two railway stations: Mercato San Severino is located in the middle of the town, on the lines Salerno-Avellino-Benevento and Mercato San Severino-Sarno/Nocera Inferiore. On this second line is located the stop of Valle, in the same-named suburb of Sant'Angelo in Macerata.

It is served by the A30 motorway (Salerno-Caserta) at the same-named exit (located near Curteri), and also by the RA 02 (Salerno-Avellino) at the exit "Fisciano-Mercato San Severino".

Twin towns

• Farébersviller (France)

Notes and references

1. ^ divided in Monticelli di Sopra and Monticelli di Sotto
2. ^ Data from Istat

External links

Media related to Mercato San Severino at Wikimedia Commons