Atrani

Atrani
—  Comune  —
Comune di Atrani
Panoramic view
Coat of arms
Atrani Location of Atrani in Italy
Coordinates: 40°38′N 14°37′E
Country	Italy
Region	Campania
Province	Salerno (SA)
Government
• Mayor	Nicola Carraro
Area
• Total	0.20 km2 (0.08 sq mi)
Population (1 May 2009)
• Total	931
• Density	4,700/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	84010
Dialing code	089
Patron saint	St. Mary Magdalene

Atrani is a town and comune on the Amalfi Coast in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. It is located on the outskirts of Amalfi, several minutes drive down the coast. On the night of 9 September 2010, Atrani was the scene of severe flooding and mudslides caused by the Dragone River bursting its banks.

Geography

With an area of 0.20 km², Atrani is the second-smallest comune in Italy (after Fiera di Primiero), and the smallest comune in Southern Italy.

Main sights

• Church of Santa Maria Maddalena (13th century), with a Baroque façade and a majolica-covered dome.
• Church of San Salvatore de' Bireto (10th century). Here the doges of Amalfi received their headgear. The Church has a squared structure and two aisles and a nave supported by columns and towered by barrel vaults. (bireto in the local dialect)

Appearance in the work of M. C. Escher

M. C. Escher's first depiction of Atrani was his early and realistic work Atrani, Coast of Amalfi, a lithograph first printed in August 1931. Although that work is relatively unknown, the image of Atrani recurs several times in Escher’s work, most notably in his much more famous series of Metamorphosis prints: Metamorphosis I, II and III.

Twin towns

• Uggiano la Chiesa, Italy, since July 2006