Piano di Sorrento

Piano di Sorrento
Comune
Metropolitan City of Naples
Beach of Piano di Sorrento Beach of Piano di Sorrento
Piano di Sorrento Location of Piano di Sorrento in Italy
Coordinates:
Country	Italy
Region	Campania
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)
• Total	13,136
• Density	1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	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 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.

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".

Economy

In the nineteenth century, Piano di Sorrento's economy was based mainly on fishing, agriculture and shipbuilding activities.

At the beginning of the twentieth century, Piano di Sorrento encounterd socio-economic mutation which will - given by the progressive crisis of agriculture, shipbuilding and by the growing role of trade and tourism.

During the twentieth 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
• Cáceres, Spain

See also

• Sorrentine Peninsula
• Amalfi Coast

External links

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