Lancusi is a southern Italian village and hamlet (frazione) of Fisciano, a municipality in the province of Salerno, Campania. With a population of circa 4,000 (2011),[2] it is the most populated settlement of its municipality, including the administrative town.[3]
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| Coordinates: 40°45′43.1″N 14°47′06.4″E / 40.761972°N 14.785111°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region |  Campania |
| Province | Salerno (SA) |
| Comune | Fisciano |
| Elevation | 232 m (761 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 4,000 (circa) |
| Demonym | Lancusani |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 84084 |
| Dialing code | (+39) 089 |
| Patron saint | St. John the Baptist |
| Saint day | Last sunday of June |
History
editFirst mentioned in 1309 with the name of Lanciusi, the village was an independent barony of the Principality of Sanseverino.[3]
Geography
editLancusi spans on a plain, named Irno Valley, west of the Picentini mountain range, near the springs of Irno river. The village is urbanistically contiguous, almost fused, with the village of Bolano; and other nearest settlements are Baronissi, Penta, Sava and Orignano. It spans on two parallel main roads: Via Tenente Nastri, representing the old town center, and Via del Centenario, the northern urban expansion. North of it is located the locality of Macchione.[4]
Part of the urban area of Salerno (11 km far), it is 2 km from Corticelle, 4 from Fisciano and the University of Salerno, 4.5 from Mercato San Severino and Gaiano, 6 from Calvanico and 30 from Avellino. The faculty of medicine of the university, located in the suburbs of Sava, lies just outside Bolano.[5]
Transport
editThe village is crossed by the RA 2 motorway Salerno-Avellino, and is served by the exit "Lancusi-Baronissi Nord". Fisciano railway station, part of Salerno-Mercato San Severino line, is located south of it, at the end of Via Nastri.[6]
Gallery
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Fisciano station, located in Lancusi -
A road of Lancusi in 1980
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References
edit- ^ (in Italian) Lancusi at italia.indettaglio.it (see the data of "parrocchia" -parish church-)
- ^ a b (in Italian) Lancusi (with data including Penta and Bolano) at italia.indettaglio.it
- ^ a b c Info and history of Lancusi on the municipal website
- ^ 1586327447 Lancusi on OpenStreetMap
- ^ (in Italian) University of Salerno: Faculty of Medicine
- ^ 1598002300 Fisciano railway station on OpenStreetMap
External links
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Media related to Lancusi at Wikimedia Commons