Mercato San Severino | ||
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Comune | ||
Comune di Mercato San Severino | ||
Railway station
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Mercato San Severino within the Province of Salerno |
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Location of Mercato San Severino in Italy | ||
Coordinates: 40°47′N 14°45′E / 40.783°N 14.750°E | ||
Country | Italy | |
Region | Campania | |
Province / Metropolitan city | Salerno (SA) | |
Frazioni | Acigliano, Acquarola, Capocasale, Carifi, Ciorani, Corticelle, Costa, Curteri, Galdo di Carifi, Lombardi, Monticelli di Sopra, Monticelli di Sotto, Oscato, Ospizio, Pandola, Piazza del Galdo, Priscoli, Sant'Angelo in Macerata, Sant'Eustachio, San Vincenzo, Spiano, Torello, Valle-Marigliano. |
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Government | ||
• Mayor | Giovanni Romano | |
Area | ||
• Total | 30 km2 (10 sq mi) | |
Elevation | 260 m (850 ft) | |
Population (1 April 2009) | ||
• Total | 21,432 | |
• Density | 710/km2 (1,900/sq mi) | |
Demonym(s) | Sanseverinesi | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
Postal code | 84085 | |
Dialing code | 089 | |
Patron saint | St. Roch | |
Saint day | 16 August | |
Website | Official website |
Mercato San Severino is a town and comune of the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-west Italy.
Mercato San Severino shares borders with the municipalities of Baronissi, Bracigliano, Castel San Giorgio, Cava de' Tirreni, Fisciano, Montoro Inferiore (AV), Roccapiemonte and Siano.
It contains 23 civil parishes (frazioni): Acigliano, Acquarola, Capocasale, Carifi, Ciorani, Corticelle, Costa, Curteri, Galdo di Carifi, Lombardi, Monticelli di Sopra, Monticelli di Sotto, Oscato Ospizio, Pandola, Piazza del Galdo, Priscoli, Sant'Angelo in Macerata, Sant'Eustachio, San Vincenzo, Spiano, Torello and Valle-Marigliano.
Mercato San Severino is served by two railway stations: Mercato San Severino is located in the middle of the town, on the lines Salerno-Mercato San Severino, Cancello-Benevento via Avellino and Mercato San Severino-Nocera Inferiore. On this second line is located the stop of Valle, in the same-named suburb of Sant'Angelo in Macerata.
It is served by the A30 motorway (Salerno-Caserta) at the same-named exit (located near Curteri), and also by the RA 02 (Salerno-Avellino) at the exit "Fisciano-Mercato San Severino".