The little city is divided by the small creek Solofrana and is in the natural water field of the Irno's Valley. The city count approximately 12.000 inhabitants spread-out in a rich, mountainous territory at about 65km from Napoli, 32 km from Salerno and 17km from Avellino, along the highway Salerno-Avellino. The Solofra's area have been inhabited since the prehistoric Age, and many italics tombs of the V-IV century are found in the territory. There are also "villae rusticae" and aqueduct of the Roman age and many "casali" of the Mddle-Age. The city has been "feudo" of the families of Filangieri, Tricarico, Zurlo and Orsini, in the limits of the ancient city of ROTA, today Mercato S. Severino.
The ancient art of the tannery is the main job since the XI cent. and today the city is know around the world for the skins.