Sanza
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Sanza 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 southern Italy
Italy
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History

It is a small town placed on a hill surrounded by lots of mountains.
In ancient times it was protected by walls and there were few gates to access the village.

Geography

The town is bordered by Buonabitacolo
Buonabitacolo
Buonabitacolo is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy....

, Casalbuono
Casalbuono
Casalbuono is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy....

, Casaletto Spartano
Casaletto Spartano
Casaletto Spartano is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. Casaletto Spartano has a population of 1,680....

, Caselle in Pittari
Caselle in Pittari
Caselle in Pittari is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.-Notes and references:...

, Monte San Giacomo
Monte San Giacomo
Monte San Giacomo is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy....

, Montesano sulla Marcellana
Montesano sulla Marcellana
Montesano sulla Marcellana is a town and comune of the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-west Italy. As of 2010 its population was of 6,663..-Geography:...

, Piaggine
Piaggine
Piaggine is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.-External links:*...

, Rofrano
Rofrano
Rofrano is a town and comune of the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-west Italy. It is located in the southern Cilento.-See also:*Cilento National Park*Pruno Cilento - the biggest forest of the Cilento...

, Sassano
Sassano
Sassano is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy....

 and Valle dell'Angelo
Valle dell'Angelo
Valle dell'Angelo is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.-External links:**...

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Feast Day

Sanza's biggest day of the year is August 5; a day in which all of its patrons pay homage to their other beloved saint, La Madonna Della Neve (Mary of the Snows.) In late July, a group of men carrying the heavy statue of La Madonna on their shoulders are followed by the people of Sanza as they ascend Monte Cervati (a nearby mountain in the Cilento region)
The statue is then left in the small chapel at the very top. Then several days later, Sanza's devoted people, ranging from young children, to old men and women with walking sticks, once again follow La Madonna's descent back down the mountain. After a 26 kilometer journey ranging from around 2 or 3 am, up until when the people return, all those who had come down the mountain create a procession through the tight cobblestoned streets of Sanza, singing loudly and continuing to carry La Madonna.

See also

  • Cilento
    Cilento
    Cilento is an Italian geographical region of Campania in the central and southern part of the Province of Salerno and an important tourist area of southern Italy.-Geography:...

  • Vallo di Diano
    Vallo di Diano
    The Vallo di Diano is an italian valley of the south-eastern side of Campania, in the Province of Salerno.-Geography:...

  • Cilento National Park
    Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park
    The Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park is an Italian national park founded in 1991...

  • Pruno Cilento
    Pruno (Cilento)
    Pruno is a forest area of southern Italy and it is the biggest one in the middle of Cilento. The hamlets with this name are situated in the municipalities of Valle dell'Angelo, Laurino and Piaggine....

  • Monte Cervati
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