Sicignano degli Alburni (also known simply as Sicignano

Sicignano (surname)

Sicignano is an Italian habitational surname from Sicignano degli Alburni.-Etymology:Sicignano is the Modern Italian descendant of the nomen Sicinius in its masculine adoptive form.Possible Latin forms include, in the nominative:...

) 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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. It is located between the valley of the Tanagro

Tanagro

The Tanagro or Negro is a river in southwestern Italy. It rises in the Vallo di Diano and is a tributary of the Sele River. In ancient times it was known as Tanager....

 river and the Monti Alburni; its territory lying mostly within the Parco nazionale del Cilento e Vallo di Diano

Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park

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

.

Geography

The town is bordered by Auletta

Auletta

Auletta is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.-Geography:The bordering municipalities are Buccino, Caggiano, Corleto Monforte, Pertosa, Petina, Polla, Salvitelle and Sicignano degli Alburni....

, Buccino

Buccino

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...

, Castelcivita

Castelcivita

Castelcivita is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.-Geography:The town is situated in the middle of Cilento, by the western side of the Alburni mountains.-External links:...

, 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...

, Ottati

Ottati

Ottati is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-west Italy.-Geography:Ottati is 92 kilometres from Salerno, the provincial capital....

, 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....

, Petina and Postiglione

Postiglione

Postiglione is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.-Geography:It borders with the municipalities of Altavilla Silentina, Campagna, Castelcivita, Controne, Contursi Terme, Serre, Sicignano degli Alburni.Postiglione counts 5 frazioni: Canneto,...

.

Sicignano has got 5 civil parishes (frazioni): Castelluccio Cosentino, Galdo degli Alburni, Scorzo, Terranova and Zuppino.

External links

Official site of Sicignano