Sicignano degli Alburni

For the surname, see Sicignano (surname). For the Italian football player, see Vincenzo Sicignano.

Comune

Comune di Sicignano degli Alburni

View with the castle

Coat of arms

Sicignano degli Alburni within the Province of Salerno

Sicignano degli Alburni

Location of Sicignano degli Alburni in Italy

Coordinates: 40°33′34.8″N 15°18′25.2″E / 40.559667°N 15.307000°ECoordinates: 40°33′34.8″N 15°18′25.2″E / 40.559667°N 15.307000°E

Country

Salerno (SA)

Frazioni

Castelluccio Cosentino, Galdo degli Alburni, Scorzo, Terranova, Zuppino

Government

• Mayor

Alfonso Amato

Area

• Total

80.57 km² (31.11 sq mi)

Elevation

605 m (1,985 ft)

Population (2010-12-31)^[1]

• Total

3,311

• Density

41/km² (110/sq mi)

Demonym

Sicignanesi

Time zone

CET (UTC+1)

• Summer (DST)

CEST (UTC+2)

Postal code

84029

Dialing code

0828

Patron saint

St. Matthew

Saint day

7 April

Website

Official website

Sicignano degli Alburni (also known simply as Sicignano) is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of southern Italy. As of 2010 its population was of 3,311.^[1]

Geography

Overview

Sicignano is located between the valley of the Tanagro river and the Alburni mountain range; its territory lying mostly within the Parco nazionale del Cilento e Vallo di Diano.

The municipality is bordered by Auletta, Buccino, Castelcivita, Contursi Terme, Ottati, Palomonte, Petina and Postiglione.

Frazioni

Sicignano has got 5 civil parishes (frazioni):

Village	Population	Coordinates
Castelluccio Cosentino	250	40°34′51.88″N 15°20′24.72″E / 40.5810778°N 15.3402000°E / 40.5810778; 15.3402000
Galdo degli Alburni	300	40°33′46.69″N 15°18′47.23″E / 40.5629694°N 15.3131194°E / 40.5629694; 15.3131194
Scorzo	800	40°34′39.81″N 15°15′56.02″E / 40.5777250°N 15.2655611°E / 40.5777250; 15.2655611
Terranova	200	40°34′12.54″N 15°17′17.74″E / 40.5701500°N 15.2882611°E / 40.5701500; 15.2882611
Zuppino	700	40°34′42.32″N 15°16′51.78″E / 40.5784222°N 15.2810500°E / 40.5784222; 15.2810500

The municipality includes also several inhabited localities, mainly composed by few scattered farms. The localities are: Acquara, Acqua della Battaglia, Acqua Salice, Arestusa, Bauso, Buonocanto, Casale, Cerzolle, Colasoria, Corticelle, Cropana, Galdo Scalo, Giungarico, Padula, Padule, Patricella,^[2] Pellicara, Piesco, Rotale, Sant'Arsenio, Santa Croce, San Giovanni, San Licandro (Sicignano Scalo), Taverna Castello, Tempa delle Ginestre, Tempe, Varamanna and Vignali.