Coperchia is the most populated parish of
Pellezzano
Pellezzano ( Campanian: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.
Geography
Pellezzano borders with the municipalities of Baronissi, Cava de' Tirreni and Salerno.
It counts 6 civil pa ...
, in the
Province of Salerno
The Province of Salerno ( it, Provincia di Salerno) is a province in the Campania region of Italy.
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Geography
The largest towns in the province are: Salerno, the capital, which has a population of 131,950; Cava de' Tirreni, Battipagli ...
, Italy.
Geography
It is located along the so-called ''Via dei casali'', which is a county road that connects the city of
Baronissi with
Salerno
Salerno (, , ; nap, label= Salernitano, Saliernë, ) is an ancient city and ''comune'' in Campania (southwestern Italy) and is the capital of the namesake province, being the second largest city in the region by number of inhabitants, after ...
, and it is also the location of the local cemetery. There's also a town library and a theatre, whose name's "M. A. Galdi".
Transport
There's also a train station, which connects Coperchia with
Salerno
Salerno (, , ; nap, label= Salernitano, Saliernë, ) is an ancient city and ''comune'' in Campania (southwestern Italy) and is the capital of the namesake province, being the second largest city in the region by number of inhabitants, after ...
and also with other important centres of its
province
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''Roman province, provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire ...
, such as
Baronissi,
Mercato San Severino and
Nocera Inferiore
Nocera Inferiore ( nap, Nucèrä Inferiórë or simply , , locally ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno, in Campania in southern Italy. It lies west of Nocera Superiore, at the foot of Monte Albino, some 20 km east-sou ...
. Salerno and Baronissi are also reachable by bus.
Culture
Peppino De Filippo
Peppino De Filippo (born Giuseppe De Filippo; 24 August 1903 – 27 January 1980) was an Italian actor.
De Filippo was born in Naples, brother of actor and dramatist Eduardo De Filippo and of Titina De Filippo. He made his stage debut at th ...
wrote a
farce
Farce is a comedy that seeks to entertain an audience through situations that are highly exaggerated, extravagant, ridiculous, absurd, and improbable. Farce is also characterized by heavy use of physical humor; the use of deliberate absurdity o ...
, whose name was ''
A Coperchia è caduta una stella'', which takes place in Coperchia. It was written in 1933. There's also a film which is inspired by this farce. Its name's "In campagna è caduta una stella", and it was directed in 1932 by Eduardo De Filippo, who was Peppino's brother.
See also
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Capezzano
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Capriglia
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Irno
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Comunità Montana Zona Irno
External links
Parrocchia di CoperchiaComune di Pellezzano
References
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Province of Salerno