Piano di Sorrento
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Piano di Sorrento | |
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| Comune di Piano di Sorrento | |
 Beach of Piano di Sorrento | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Piano di Sorrento Location of Piano di Sorrento in Italy  Piano di Sorrento Piano di Sorrento (Campania) | |
| Coordinates: 40°38′N 14°25′E / 40.633°N 14.417°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Campania |
| Metropolitan city | Naples (NA) |
| Frazioni | Cassano, Colli San Pietro, Mortora, Trinità |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Vincenzo Iaccarino |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.3 km2 (2.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 96 m (315 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 13,136 |
| • Density | 1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Carottesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| 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.[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".[4]
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.
