Baronissi is a town and comune

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

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. It is home to a campus of the University of Salerno

University of Salerno

The University of Salerno is a university located in Salerno, Italy. It is organized in 10 Faculties.-History:Salerno, a city in which, as Michelet said, “emperors, kings, popes, and the richest barons all had their own doctor”, developed during the Middle Ages around its prestigious School of...

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Geography

The town is situated 7 km north of 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 it's far 35 from Avellino

Avellino

Avellino is a town and comune, capital of the province of Avellino in the Campania region of southern Italy. It is situated in a plain surrounded by mountains 42 km north-east of Naples and is an important hub on the road from Salerno to Benevento.-History:Before the Roman conquest, the...

. The bordering municipalities are Castiglione del Genovesi

Castiglione 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:...

, Cava de' Tirreni

Cava de' Tirreni

Cava de’ Tirreni is a city and comune in the region of Campania, Italy, in the province of Salerno, 10 km northwest of the town of Salerno...

, Fisciano

Fisciano

Fisciano is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. It is dominated by the University of Salerno, which built a new campus in the town in 1988.-University:...

, Mercato San Severino

Mercato San Severino

Mercato San Severino is a town and comune of the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-west Italy.-Geography:The territory borders with the municipalities of Baronissi, Bracigliano, Castel San Giorgio, Cava de' Tirreni, Fisciano, Montoro Inferiore , Roccapiemonte and Siano.It counts...

, Pellezzano

Pellezzano

Pellezzano is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.-Geography:Pellezzano borders with the municipalities of Baronissi, Cava de' Tirreni and Salerno....

 and 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....

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Its eleven hamlets (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...

) are Acquamela, Aiello, Antessano, Capo Saragnano, Caprecano, Casal Barone, Casal Siniscalco, Fusara, Orignano, Saragnano and Sava (the most populated one).

Personalities

• Diego Campanile - Catholic Guardian of Holy Land (1574–1642)
• Fortunato Maria Farina - Catholic Archbishop (1881–1954)
• Jack Hirschman
  Jack Hirschman
  Jack Hirschman is an American poet and social activist who has written more than 50 volumes of poetry and essays.-Biography:...
  
   - American poet (1933), honourable citizen from 13 December 2008

External links

Official website of Baronissi