Alfano
Sign in to saveAlfano (Cilentan: Alfànu) is a village and small comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. As of December 31, 2012, the comune had a population of 1082.
Key facts
- Italian comune.name
- Alfano
- Italian comune.official_name
- Comune di Alfano
- Italian comune.image_skyline
- Alfano.jpg
- Italian comune.image_shield
- Alfano_Stemma.gif
- Italian comune.image_map
- Alfano_pos_SA.png
- Italian comune.map_caption
- Alfano within the Province of Salerno
- Italian comune.region
- Campania
- Italian comune.province
- Salerno (SA)
- Italian comune.mayor_party
- Lista Civica
- Italian comune.mayor
- Amelia Viterale
- Italian comune.area_total_km2
- 4
- Italian comune.population_total
- 1082
- Italian comune.population_as_of
- 1 December 2012
- Italian comune.population_demonym
- Alfanesi
- Italian comune.elevation_m
- 250
- Italian comune.saint
- Sophia of Rome and Matthew the Evangelist
- Italian comune.day
- December 6 (Saint Nicholas)
- Italian comune.postal_code
- 84040
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Alfano (Cilentan: Alfànu) is a village and small comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. As of December 31, 2012, the comune had a population of 1082.
==History== There is little reliable evidence on the ancient history of Alfano. However, according to tradition, a large city existed on the slopes of Mount Centaurino, near the present frazione of Roccagloriosa. This would have been destroyed in a catastrophic earthquake, if it had existed.