Colliano
Encyclopedia
Colliano is a town and comune
in the province of Salerno
in the Campania
region of south-western Italy
. The name is likely related to the Italian word, collinare, which means hill top.
, Contursi Terme
, Laviano
, Muro Lucano
(PZ
, Basilicata
region), Oliveto Citra
, Palomonte
, San Gregorio Magno
and Valva
.
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...
. The name is likely related to the Italian word, collinare, which means hill top.
Geography
The municipality borders with BuccinoBuccino
Buccino is a town and comune in Campania in Italy, in the province of Salerno, located about 700 m above sea level.-History and main sights:In Roman times, the town was known as Volcei...
, 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...
, Laviano
Laviano
Laviano is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy....
, Muro Lucano
Muro Lucano
Muro Lucano is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the region of Basilicata, southern Italy.-History:The town is situated on the site of the ancient Numistri, at the foot of the Apennines, the scene of a battle between Hannibal and Marcellus in the second Punic war.-Main sights:The...
(PZ
Province of Potenza
The Province of Potenza is a province in the Basilicata region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Potenza.-Geography:It has an area of 6,545 km² and a total population of 387,107 . There are 100 comuni in the province .-History:In 272 B.C. the province was conquered by the Greek army...
, Basilicata
Basilicata
Basilicata , also known as Lucania, is a region in the south of Italy, bordering on Campania to the west, Apulia to the north and east, and Calabria to the south, having one short southwestern coastline on the Tyrrhenian Sea between Campania in the northwest and Calabria in the southwest, and a...
region), Oliveto Citra
Oliveto Citra
Oliveto Citra is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy....
, Palomonte
Palomonte
Palomonte is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. Palomonte's population is of 4.133 as of 2009....
, San Gregorio Magno
San Gregorio Magno
San Gregorio Magno al Celio, also known as San Gregorio al Celio or simply San Gregorio, is a church in Rome, Italy, which is part of a monastery...
and Valva
Valva (SA)
Valva is an Italian town and municipality in the Province of Salerno in the south-western region of Campania. As of 2009 its population was of 1,784.-Geography:...
.