Postiglione
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Postiglione is a town and comune
in the province of Salerno
in the Campania
region of south-western Italy
.
, Campagna
, Castelcivita
, Controne
, Contursi Terme
, Serre, Sicignano degli Alburni
.
Postiglione counts 5 frazioni
: Canneto, Duchessa, Selvanera, Terzo di Mezzo and Zancuso.
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-western 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...
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Geography
It borders with the municipalities of Altavilla SilentinaAltavilla Silentina
Altavilla Silentina is a town and comune located in the province of Salerno, Campania, some 100 km south of Naples, Italy.-Geography:...
, Campagna
Campagna
Campagna is a small town and comune of the province of Salerno, in the Campania region of Southern Italy.-History:The town, located in a mountainous district, gradually lost importance in the 20th century...
, Castelcivita
Castelcivita
Castelcivita is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.-Geography:The town is situated in the middle of Cilento, by the western side of the Alburni mountains.-External links:...
, Controne
Controne
Controne is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.-Geography:The bordering municipalities are Altavilla Silentina, Castelcivita and Postiglione....
, Contursi Terme
Contursi Terme
Contursi Terme is a village and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.-Early history:No secure identification of Contursi Terme, where ancient remains confirm a settlement at the confluence of the Tanagro with the Sele, is likely...
, Serre, Sicignano degli Alburni
Sicignano degli Alburni
Sicignano degli Alburni is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of southern Italy...
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Postiglione counts 5 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...
: Canneto, Duchessa, Selvanera, Terzo di Mezzo and Zancuso.