Sava is a southern
Italian village and hamlet (''
frazione'') of
Baronissi, a municipality in the
province of Salerno,
Campania. With a population of 4,153 (2009),
[ it is the most populated hamlet of its municipality.
]
History
Original settlement of a Roman villa of the 1st century AD, Sava grew around its historic center, named ''Vallone''. It was first mentioned in 1011, with the ancient name of ''Sabba''.
Geography
Sava spans on a plain, named Irno Valley, west of the Picentini mountain range, at the springs of Irno river. The village is urbanistically contiguous with Baronissi, and other nearest settlements are Caprecano, Orignano, Lancusi, Antessano, Acquamela, Bolano, Fusara and Penta
Penta may refer to:
Places
* , an Italian hamlet (') of Fisciano, Salerno
* Penta-di-Casinca, a French municipality of Corsica
* Penta, Chhattisgarh, a town in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh, India
* , a small river in Lithuania
Other
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Part of the urban area of 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 ...
(8 km far), it is 4 km from Fisciano
Fisciano is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. It is dominated by the University of Salerno, which built a new campus in the town in 1988.
The municipality borders with Baronissi, Calvan ...
, 6 from Mercato San Severino and 27 from Avellino
Avellino () is a town and ''comune'', capital of the province of Avellino in the Campania region of southern Italy. It is situated in a plain surrounded by mountains east of Naples and is an important hub on the road from Salerno to Benevento. ...
. Its northern suburb hosts an industrial area and the faculty of medicine of the University of Salerno.University of Salerno: Faculty of Medicine
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Transport
The village is crossed from east by the RA 2 motorway Salerno-Avellino, and is served by the exit "Lancusi-Baronissi Nord". Nearest railway station, Baronissi, part of Salerno-Mercato San Severino line, is located on the border with Baronissi, 500 m from the center.
Multipurpose center
Located in Via Pozzillo, it was inaugurated in 2004 as "Casa della Musica" (House of the Music) and was named after Francesco Giordano, a young Baronissi musician who died of leukemia the year before. The house of music was then closed and renovated and then reopened in January 2020 as a multifunctional center. The local Senegalese community and various local and not for profit associations participated in the second inauguration ceremony, under the same organization that every year takes care of the local comic book fair, Irno Comix & Games.
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Frazioni of the Province of Salerno