Country Italy Time zone CET (UTC+1) Website Official website Elevation 96 m Postal code 80063 Dialling code 081 | Demonym(s) Carottesi Dialing code 081 Area 7.3 km² Local time Friday 9:18 AM Region Campania | |
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Frazioni Cassano, Colli San Pietro, Mortora, Trinità Weather 19°C, Wind SW at 0 km/h, 69% Humidity | ||
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.
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Map of Piano di Sorrento, Naples, Italy
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.