Piano di Sorrento

Piano di Sorrento
—  Comune  —
Comune di Piano di Sorrento
Beach of Piano di Sorrento
Coat of arms
Piano di Sorrento Location of Piano di Sorrento in Italy
Coordinates: 40°38′N 14°25′E / 40.633°N 14.417°E / 40.633; 14.417
Country	Italy
Region	Campania
Province	Naples (NA)
Frazioni	Cassano, Colli San Pietro, Mortora, Trinità
Government
• Mayor	Giovanni Ruggiero
Area
• Total	7.3 km2 (2.8 sq mi)
Elevation	96 m (315 ft)
Population (31 December 2010[1])
• Total	13,136
• Density	1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi)
Demonym	Carottesi
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	80063
Dialing code	081
Website	Official website

Piano di Sorrento is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Naples in the Italian region Campania, located about 25 km southeast of Naples.

Piano di Sorrento borders the following municipalities: Meta, Sant'Agnello, Vico Equense.

Victorian poet Robert Browning sojourned in the area and mentions the countryside of Piano and other localities of the Surrentine peninsula in the poem "The Englishman in Italy".

Twin towns

• Schwarzheide, Germany
• Cáceres, Spain

See also

• Sorrentine Peninsula
• Amalfi Coast

References

1. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Piano di Sorrento

• pianodisorrento.asmenet.it/
• Piano di Sorrento Interactive Map
• History and tradition at Piano di Sorrento

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