Acerno
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| Comune | |
| Comune di Acerno | |
Pvt. Paul Oglesby, of the U.S. 30th Infantry, standing in reverence before an altar in a damaged Catholic Church in Acerno
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 Acerno
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| Coordinates: 40°44′N 15°03′E / 40.733°N 15.050°ECoordinates: 40°44′N 15°03′E / 40.733°N 15.050°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Campania |
| Province / Metropolitan city | Salerno |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Vito Sansone |
| Area | |
| • Total | 72.32 km2 (27.92 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 727 m (2,385 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2011) | |
| • Total | 2,872 |
| • Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Acernesi |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 84042 |
| Dialing code | 089 |
| Patron saint | Donatus of Arezzo |
| Saint day | 7 August |
| Website | Official website |
Acerno, is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the region of Campania in south-western Italy.
Acerno is a large village located 40 km north-east of the provincial capital of Salerno at 727 metres above sea level in the valley of the Tusciano, a river which rises on the slopes of Monte Polveracchio. It lies within the Parco regionale Monti Picentini, a regional park of the Monti Picentini group in the Southern Apennines. The neighbouring municipalities are Giffoni Valle Piana, Montecorvino Rovella, Calabritto, Senerchia, Montella, Bagnoli Irpino and Olevano sul Tusciano.
The communal territory has an elevation varying between 400 and 1790 metres above sea level. Outside of the town itself it is entirely uninhabited by humans: there are no satellite hamlets or even scattered dwellings under permanent habitation. It is rich in flora, however, with forests of maple, oak, chestnut, hazel, beech and alder, while the fauna includes golden eagles, dormice, wild cats, otters and wolves.
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