San Mango Piemonte
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San Mango Piemonte is a village and comune
in the province of Salerno
in the Campania
region of southern Italy
.
It is an agricultural centre at the foot of the Monti Picentini
, founded in 88 BC after the destruction of Picenza by the Romans
.
, Salerno
and San Cipriano Picentino
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 southern 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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It is an agricultural centre at the foot of the Monti Picentini
Monti Picentini
thumb|300px|Rocky limestone landscape in the monti Picentini.The Monti Picentini is a mountain range and national park in southern Italy, part of the Apennines, traditionally part in the Campanian Apennines...
, founded in 88 BC after the destruction of Picenza by the Romans
Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
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Geography
The village is bordered by Castiglione del GenovesiCastiglione del Genovesi
Castigloine del Genovesi is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.Until 1862 it was known simply as Castiglione. It takes its current name from the philosopher and economist Antonio Genovesi, who was born here in 1713.-Notes and references:...
, Salerno
Salerno
Salerno is a city and comune in Campania and is the capital of the province of the same name. It is located on the Gulf of Salerno on the Tyrrhenian Sea....
and San Cipriano Picentino
San Cipriano Picentino
San Cipriano Picentino is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of southern Italy....