Striano is an Italian municipality of inhabitants in the

Metropolitan City of Naples The Metropolitan City of Naples () is a Metropolitan cities of Italy, metropolitan city in the Campania region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Naples. The province was established on 1 January 2015 and contains 92 ''comuni'' (: ''comune''). ...

Campania Campania is an administrative Regions of Italy, region of Italy located in Southern Italy; most of it is in the south-western portion of the Italian Peninsula (with the Tyrrhenian Sea to its west), but it also includes the small Phlegraean Islan ...

, located in the Sarno Valley.

Physical geography

Territory

The city is located in the Sarno Valley, the south-eastern portion of the Campanian plain, a plain nestled between the

Apennine Mountains The Apennines or Apennine Mountains ( ; or Ἀπέννινον ὄρος; or – a singular with plural meaning; )Latin ''Apenninus'' (Greek or ) has the form of an adjective, which would be segmented ''Apenn-inus'', often used with nouns s ...

Vesuvius Mount Vesuvius ( ) is a Somma volcano, somma–stratovolcano located on the Gulf of Naples in Campania, Italy, about east of Naples and a short distance from the shore. It is one of several volcanoes forming the Campanian volcanic arc. Vesuv ...

, the Lattari Mountains and open towards the

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. It borders

Palma Campania Palma or La Palma means palm in a number of languages and may also refer to: Geography Africa * Palma, Mozambique, town ** Palma District *La Palma, one of the Canary Islands, Spain ** La Palma (DO), a ''Denominación de Origen'' for wines from th ...

to the north,

Sarno Sarno is a town and ''comune'' and former Latin Catholic bishopric of Campania, Italy, in the province of Salerno, 20 km northeast from the city of Salerno and 60 km east of Naples by the main railway. Overview It lies at the foo ...

( SA) to the east,

San Valentino Torio San Valentino Torio is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-west Italy. San Valentino Torio is situated in the northern part of the province, not far from Mount Vesuvius, in the Sarno river valley. S ...

(SA) to the south,

Poggiomarino Poggiomarino is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Naples in the Italian region Campania, located about 25 km east of Naples. History Poggiomarino originated from the construction the canal "Conte di Sarno", begun in 1592 ...

to the west and

San Giuseppe Vesuviano San Giuseppe Vesuviano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Naples in Italy, region Campania, located about 20 km east of Naples. Sights include the sanctuary dedicated to St. Joseph that stands in the center of the ci ...

to the northwest; the right part of the municipality is bathed by the

Sarno river The Sarno, known as ''Sarnus'' to the Romans, is a stream that passes through Pompeii to the south of the Italian city of Naples. It is considered the most polluted river in Europe. It flows about from the base of Mt. Sarno to the Bay of Naples c ...

. The municipal territory extends over a surface area of approximately 7.58 km² and its altitude above sea level is between 30 and 16 meters (22 meters in Piazza 4 Novembre). In this area, which is not particularly large, a sustained demand for housing is being triggered. The municipality is part of the Sarno River Hydrographic Basin Regional Park. Ponte_di_san_valentino

The population growth from

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to today is due to the fact that following a flood in nearby

, many people settled in Striano, to get away from the risk areas. Another factor is the immigration of EU and non-EU citizens, as well as the excellent geographical position that guarantees efficient connections with the provincial capitals,

Pompeii Pompeii ( ; ) was a city in what is now the municipality of Pompei, near Naples, in the Campania region of Italy. Along with Herculaneum, Stabiae, and Villa Boscoreale, many surrounding villas, the city was buried under of volcanic ash and p ...

, the

Neapolitan Neapolitan means of or pertaining to Naples, a city in Italy; or to: Geography and history * Province of Naples, a province in the Campania region of southern Italy that includes the city * Duchy of Naples, in existence during the Early and High ...

Amalfi Amalfi (, , ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno, in the region of Campania, Italy, on the Gulf of Salerno. It lies at the mouth of a deep ravine, at the foot of Monte Cerreto (1,315 metres, 4,314 feet), surrounded by dramatic c ...

and

Sorrento Sorrento ( , ; ; ) is a City status in Italy, city and overlooking the Gulf of Naples, Bay of Naples in Southern Italy. A popular tourist destination, Sorrento is located on the Sorrentine Peninsula at the southern terminus of a main branch o ...

coastal strip.

Climate

The nearest weather station for which data are available is Naples Capodichino. According to monthly averages calculated over the period 1961-1990, the average temperature of the coldest month (January) is approximately +8.1 °C, while that of the warmest month (August) is approximately +23.7 °C. The average annual

precipitation In meteorology, precipitation is any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapor that falls from clouds due to gravitational pull. The main forms of precipitation include drizzle, rain, rain and snow mixed ("sleet" in Commonwe ...

is approximately 1000 mm. * Climate classification of Striano: **

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C, 1178 DD.

Origins of the name

There are conflicting opinions on the toponym of the municipality. The toponym ''Striano'' is of Roman origin. A ''fundus Histrianus'' is cited in the Velleja table and Striano is its apheretic form. In the Middle Ages we find the toponym ''Histricanum'' cited in the Bull of erection of the Diocese of Sarno of

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. Traditionally it was thought that it came from Istra, an erroneous place of origin of

Saint Severinus Saint Severin or Saint-Séverin may refer to: Churches * Basilica of St. Severin, Cologne * Saint-Séverin, Paris, in the Latin Quarter of Paris * St. Severin's Old Log Church, on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania * St. S ...

, the patron saint of the municipality. Recently, through studies and research, it has been demonstrated that the toponym derives exactly from the characteristic configuration of the Strianese lands called ''stigati'', and from the way of working them.

Sources

*''Striano: history, traditions and flavours'', tour guide

References

Cities and towns in Campania {{Campania-geo-stub