Montecorvino Rovella
Encyclopedia
Montecorvino Rovella is a town and comune
in the province of Salerno
in the Campania
region of south-west Italy
.
, Battipaglia
, Bellizzi
, Giffoni Valle Piana
, Montecorvino Pugliano
and Olevano sul Tusciano
.
It includes the frazioni
of Annunziata, Chiarelli, Ferrari, Gauro, Macchia, Marangi, Martorano, Occiano, Pezze, San Lazzaro, San Martino, San Pietro, Sant'Eustachio-Molenadi and Votraci.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
in the province of Salerno
Province of Salerno
The Province of Salerno is a province in the Campania region of Italy.-Geography:The largest towns in the province are: Salerno, the capital, which has a population of 139,579; Cava de' Tirreni with a population of 53,488; Battipaglia with a population of 51,115; and Nocera Inferiore which has a...
in the Campania
Campania
Campania is a region in southern Italy. The region has a population of around 5.8 million people, making it the second-most-populous region of Italy; its total area of 13,590 km² makes it the most densely populated region in the country...
region of south-west Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
.
Geography
Montecorvino borders with the municipalities of AcernoAcerno
Acerno, is a town and in the province of Salerno in the region of Campania in south-western Italy.-Geography:Acerno, population 2,867 at the end of March 2009, is a small town, or large village, located 40 km north-east of the provincial capital of Salerno at 727 metres above sea level in...
, Battipaglia
Battipaglia
Battipaglia is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy, with some 51,000 inhabitants.- History :The birth of the comune of Battipaglia was officialised by a Royal Decree on 28 March 1929...
, Bellizzi
Bellizzi
Bellizzi is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy....
, Giffoni Valle Piana
Giffoni Valle Piana
Giffoni Valle Piana is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-west Italy.Economy is mostly based on agriculture, with the presence of a small number of light industries and services firms.-History:...
, Montecorvino Pugliano
Montecorvino Pugliano
Montecorvino Pugliano is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-west Italy.The communal seat is in Pugliano; no one of the population nuclei of the municipality is called "Montecorvino", a toponym related to the nearby commune of Montecorvino...
and Olevano sul Tusciano
Olevano sul Tusciano
Olevano sul Tusciano is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.- Civil Architectures :*Villa romana di S. Maria a Corte.*Castrum Olibani - Longobard castle.* Pope gardens in Salitto...
.
It includes the frazioni
Frazione
A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...
of Annunziata, Chiarelli, Ferrari, Gauro, Macchia, Marangi, Martorano, Occiano, Pezze, San Lazzaro, San Martino, San Pietro, Sant'Eustachio-Molenadi and Votraci.