Baronissi

Baronissi is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. It is home to a campus of the University of Salerno.

Baronissi
Comune
Comune di Baronissi
Panoramic view of Baronissi
Coat of arms
Baronissi within the Province of Salerno and Campania
Location of Baronissi
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Coordinates: 40°44′46.4″N 14°46′13.7″E
Country	Italy
Region	Campania
Province	Salerno (SA)
Frazioni	Acquamela, Aiello, Antessano, Capo Saragnano, Caprecano, Casal Barone, Casal Siniscalco, Fusara, Orignano, Saragnano, Sava
Government
• Mayor	Gianfranco Valiante
Area [1]
• Total	17.93 km2 (6.92 sq mi)
Elevation	260 m (850 ft)
Population  (28 February 2017)[2]
• Total	17,061
• Density	950/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Demonym	Baroniensi or Baronissesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	84081
Dialing code	089
Patron saint	St. Francis of Assisi
Saint day	4 October
Website	Official website

History

The town develops from the original old area named Casali.

Geography

The town is situated 7 km north of Salerno and it is 35 km from Avellino. The bordering municipalities are Castiglione del Genovesi, Cava de' Tirreni, Fisciano, Mercato San Severino, Pellezzano and Salerno.^[3]

Its 11 hamlets (frazioni) are Acquamela, Aiello, Antessano, Capo Saragnano, Caprecano, Casal Barone, Casal Siniscalco, Fusara, Orignano, Saragnano, Sava (the most populated one).

Main sights

• Convent of the Holy Trinity, 13th century
• Villa Farina, 19th century
• Roman villa of Sava, 1st century AD^[4]
• Church of the Holy Savior, in Saragnano

Transport

The municipality has two train stations (Baronissi, in town's center, and Acquamela, in the homonym village), both on the line Salermo-Mercato San Severino. It is also served by the motorway RA 2 Salerno-Avellino, at the exits "Baronissi Sud" and "Lancusi-Baronissi Nord".^[3]

Events

• Baronissi Jazz Festival: it takes place every July since 1996 in the "Anfiteatro" (Amphitheater), a modern hemicycle built in the mid-nineties and located in the hamlet of Sava near the border with the town of Baronissi. His guests included the French pianist Michel Petrucciani.
• Irno Comix & Games: takes place since 2016 and is a 2-day comic fair with the participation of exhibition stands, designers and cosplayers, the latter engaged in the traditional "Cosplay Competition" which takes place on the second day of the fair. Held at the Parco della Rinascita (Renaissance Park). The winter edition takes place in Salerno, in Villa Carrara.

Personalities

• Diego Campanile (1574–1642), Catholic Guardian of Holy Land
• Fortunato Maria Farina (1881–1954), Catholic Archbishop
• Jack Hirschman (b. 1933) American poet, honourable citizen from 13 December 2008^[5][6]

Twin towns

• Portes-lès-Valence – France (2006)^[7][8]

Notes and references

1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
2. (in Italian) Source: Istat 2011
3. 40722 (x j a h) Baronissi on OpenStreetMap
4. (in Italian) The frazioni of Baronissi: info and history Archived 30 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine
5. (in Italian) Article Archived 18 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine on the Corriere della Sera
6. (in Italian) Article on casadellapoesia.org Archived 25 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
7. (in Italian) Tenth anniversary of the twinnage with Portes-lès-Valence Archived 27 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine (Comune of Baronissi)]
8. (in French) The twinnage with Baronissi (Commune of Porte-lès-Valence)

External links

• (in Italian) Official website of Baronissi
• (in Italian) Valle dell'Irno website