Giffoni Sei Casali ( Campanian : Jfun ) is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy .
4-579: Giffoni may refer to: Giffoni Sei Casali , Italian municipality of the Province of Salerno Giffoni Valle Piana , Italian municipality of the Province of Salerno Giffoni Film Festival , a children's film festival placed in Giffoni Valle Piana See also [ edit ] Giffone , an Italian municipality of the Province of Reggio Calabria [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
8-474: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Giffoni Sei Casali The communal seat, Capitignano, appeared when the Romans destroyed Picentia , whose inhabitants took refuge on the mountains nearby. The modern name, according to tradition, would derive from Caput Jani (" Janus ' head"), referring to the head of statue of the god which they brought to
12-514: The new site. Capitignano was part of the Kingdom of Two Sicilies until 1860, as part of the district of Salerno. The municipality is situated in a hill zone by the Picentini mountain range. It borders with the municipalities of Calvanico , Castiglione del Genovesi , Fisciano , Giffoni Valle Piana and San Cipriano Picentino . Giffoni is divided into four frazioni , Capitignano being
16-424: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Giffoni&oldid=581615897 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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