Piano di Sorrento

Comune in Campania, Italy

40°38′N 14°25′E / 40.633°N 14.417°E / 40.633; 14.417CountryItalyRegionCampaniaMetropolitan cityNaples (NA)FrazioniCassano, Colli San Pietro, Mortora, TrinitàGovernment • MayorVincenzo IaccarinoArea • Total7.3 km² (2.8 sq mi)Elevation96 m (315 ft)Population • Total13,136 • Density1,800/km² (4,700/sq mi)DemonymCarottesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codeDialing code081WebsiteOfficial website

Piano di Sorrento is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Naples in the Italian region Campania, located about 25 km (16 mi) southeast of Naples. Piano di Sorrento borders the following municipalities: Meta, Sant'Agnello, Vico Equense.^{[citation needed]}

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".^{[citation needed]}

Economy

In the 19th century, Piano di Sorrento's economy was based mainly on fishing, agriculture and shipbuilding activities. At the beginning of the 20th century, Piano di Sorrento encountered socio-economic mutation which will - given by the progressive crisis of agriculture, shipbuilding and by the growing role of trade and tourism. During the 20th-century Piano di Sorrento increased its productivity thanks to the power supply and water supply for homes and the development of a connecting track between Sorrento and Castellammare di Stabia, made at first by a tram service, after provided by a train.

Twin towns

• Schwarzheide, [[Germany|Germany^{[citation needed]}]]
• Cáceres, [[Spain|Spain^{[citation needed]}]]

See also

• Sorrentine Peninsula
• Amalfi Coast

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