Campagna

Campagna
Comune
Tenza river and bridge of piazza Guerriero
Coat of arms
Campagna within the Province of Salerno
Campagna Location of Campagna in Italy
Coordinates: 40°40′N 15°6′E / 40.667°N 15.100°E / 40.667; 15.100
Country	Italy
Region	Campania
Province / Metropolitan city	Salerno (SA)
Frazioni	Camaldoli, Galdo, Mattinelle, Puglietta, Quadrivio, Romandola-Madonna del Ponte, Santa Maria La Nova, Serradarce.
Government
• Mayor	Biagio Luongo
Area
• Total	135.41 km2 (52.28 sq mi)
Elevation	270 m (890 ft)
Population (2009)
• Total	16,183
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Campagnesi
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	84022
Dialing code	0828
Patron saint	Antoninus of Sorrento
Saint day	14 February

Campagna (Italian: pronounced [kamˈpaɲɲa]) is a small town and comune of the province of Salerno, in the Campania region of Southern Italy. In 2010 its population was 16,183.

The town, located in a mountainous district, gradually lost importance in the 20th century. All its district offices have been moved to other cities since the 1930s, and the Diocese of Campagna merged with the Archdiocese of Salerno in 1973.

During World War II, the Campagna was the site of an internment camp. The Bishop Giuseppe Maria Palatucci turned the camp into a shelter for Italian and foreign Jews, many of them sent there for protection by his nephew Giovanni Palatucci; Giovanni was later honored as a Righteous Among the Nations by the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial. Much of this is documented in Elizabeth Bettina's book, It Happened in Italy.

Campagna borders with Acerno, Contursi Terme, Eboli, Olevano sul Tusciano, Oliveto Citra, Postiglione, Serre and Senerchia (this one in the Province of Avellino),