| Comune di Ariano Irpino | |
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Campania |
| Province | Avellino (AV) |
| Elevation | 817 m (2,680 ft) |
| Area | 185. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Campania is a region of Southern Italy in Europe. The region has a population of around 5 In Italy, a Province (in Italian provincia) is an administrative division of intermediate level between Municipality ( Comune The Province of Avellino (Provincia di Avellino is a province in the Campania region of Italy. 52 km² (72 sq mi) |
| Population (as of (2007)) | |
| - Total | 23,218 |
| - Density | 125/km² (324/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
| Coordinates | |
| Gentilic | Arianesi |
| Dialing code | 0825 |
| Postal code | 83031 |
| Frazioni | vedi elenco |
| Patron | Sant'Ottone Frangipane |
| - Day | 23 March |
| Website: http://www.comune.ariano-irpino.av.it/ | |
Ariano Irpino (formerly Ariano di Puglia or simply Ariano) is a municipality in the province of Avellino, in the Campania region of Italy on the railway between Benevento and Foggia, 24 miles (39 km) east of the former. Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A demonym or gentilic is a word that denotes the members of a People or the inhabitants of a place Here are a list of area codes in Italy. All numbers here begin with the country code (0039 A frazione, in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a Comune; for other Administrative Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. Avellino is a town and Comune, capital of the Province of Avellino in the Campania region of southern Italy. Campania is a region of Southern Italy in Europe. The region has a population of around 5 Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Benevento is a town and Comune of Campania, Italy, capital of the Province of Benevento, 50 km northeast of Naples. Foggia is a city of Puglia, Italy, capital of the Province of Foggia.
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Geography
At a height of 2,680 feet (817 m) above sea level, Ariano Irpino is practically centred between the Adriatic Sea and the Tyrrhenian Sea. The Tyrrhenian Sea (Mar Tirreno is part of the Mediterranean Sea off of the western coast of Italy. Formerly called just Ariano, it was built on three hills, and for that reason it is also known as Città del Tricolle (City of the Three Hills). From 1868 to 1930, when it became part of Campania, it was known as Ariano di Puglia. Irpinia is the name given to the area of the Apennine Mountains around Avellino. Irpinia (Latin Hirpinia) is a region of the Apennine Mountains around Avellino, a town in Campania, South Italy about 40 The name derives from the Oscan word hirpus, meaning wolf. The Hirpini ( Greek:, Pol;, Strab, App) were an ancient people of central Italy, of Samnite race and who were often
Ariano lies in the centre of a fertile district, but has no buildings of importance, as it has often been devastated by earthquakes. A considerable part of the population still dwelled in caves until 1911. It has been supposed to occupy the site of Aequum Tuticum, an ancient Samnite town which became a post-station on the Via Traiana in Roman times; but this should probably be sought at S. For Arabian road see Via Traiana Nova The Via Traiana was an ancient Roman road Ancient Rome was a Civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century BC Eleuterio 51 miles (82 km) north. It was a military position of some importance in the Middle Ages. 13 miles (21 km) south-south-east is the Sorgente Mefita, identical with the pools of Ampsanctus. Ampsanctus, or Amsanctus (modern Sorgente Mefita) a small lake in the territory of the Hirpini, 10 m
History
Its origins are very ancient; the first inhabited site of the land is in fact neolitic (circa 7000 BC) which continued to be inhabited until 900 BC. Successively a row of the brave Samnites - the Hirpi, the warriors of the wolf - foundates Aequum Tuticum; a site which within years becomes Roman and a very important stradal node (which still continues to be), in the crossing between the Via Traiana road and the Via Herculeia.
The decadence of Aequum Tuticum arrives with the first barbaric invasions. And this way the three hills start to be inhabited, a high and easily defendable place, and it's here that Ariano is born, fortified city in a strategic position; today it's ancient and imponent defensive walls are still recognizable and are part of the city. In a secure place away from the invasions of Goths and Byzantines, Ariano is a fortified city of the Lombards. The Goths ( Gothic: Gothic usvg|14px|u]]Gothic asvg|14px|a]]Gothic s The Lombards ( Latin Langobardi, whence the alternative names Langobards and Longobards) were a Germanic people originally from Around 1000 is built the Castle to defend the city against the Greeks which, also if a little bit wrecked, proudly stands in the big and green Villa Comunale, i. A castle is a defensive structure seen as one of the main symbols of the Middle Ages. e. the city park.
Successively conquered by the Normans, in 1140 it was the place where were promulgated, by Roger II of Sicily, the Assizes of Ariano, the then-new constitution of the Kingdom of Sicily. The Normans were the people who gave their names to Normandy, a region in northern France. Roger II ( 22 December 1095 &ndash 26 February 1154) was King of Sicily, son of Roger I of Sicily and successor to his The Assizes of Ariano were a series of laws promulgated in the summer of 1140 at Ariano, near Benevento in the Mezzogiorno, by Roger II of Sicily The Kingdom of Sicily (Regnum Siciliae or Sicilie Regno di Sicilia, commonly abbreviated Regno) was a state that existed in the south of Italy This legal corpus will be adopted almost integrally and with a few variations into the Constitutions of Melfi of the Emperor Frederick II. The Constitutions of Melfi, or Liber Augustalis, were a new legal code for the Kingdom of Sicily promulgated on 1 September 1231 by Frederick II ( December 26, 1194 &ndash December 13, 1250) of the Hohenstaufen dynasty was a Pretender to the title In the same year it is coined the ducat, a coin that will last for seven centuries, until 1860. The ducat (ˈdʌkət is a Gold coin that was used as a trade currency throughout Europe before World War I. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting
In 1255, Manfred of Hohenstaufen, son of Frederick, besieged the city, which resisted strongly thanks to its walls and the combative nature of the inhabitants. Manfred ( Venosa, 1232 &ndash Benevento February 26, 1266) was the King of Sicily from 1258 to 1266 During the siege, a group of soldiers from Lucera pretended to be diserters of Manfred's army, and were welcomed into the city. Lucera is a town and Comune in the Province of Foggia, in the Apulia region of Italy. During the night, they revealed their double face, sacking and destroying the city with the fire and killing all the inhabitants. There's still a road in memory of that tragic event, called La Carnale (The Carnage).
More than ten years later, in 1266, Charles of Anjou rebuilt the city and gave it two thorns of the crown of Christ, still conserved in a reliquary into the city's Romanesque cathedral. Charles I ( 21 March 1226 &ndash 7 January 1285) commonly called Charles of Anjou, was the King of Sicily by conquest Christ is the English term for the Greek ( Khristós) meaning "the anointed " All these happenings are reproduced every year in the Rievocazione Storica del Dono delle Sante Spine (Historical Reinvocation of the Gift of the Sacred Thorns) and in the reproduction of the Incendio del Campanile (Belltower Burning), a pyrotechnic event that lights the main square of the city and the side of the cathedral.
After the Capetian House of Anjou lost control of Sicily to Peter III of Aragon in the War of the Sicilian Vespers, the city passed to the Provenzale dei Desambramo family from 1294 to 1413; and then in the hands of the Carafa family and House of Gonzaga. The Capetian House of Anjou, or the Second Angevin dynasty, was a cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty, established by Charles Count of Anjou Peter the Great ( Catalan: Pere el Gran, Spanish: Pedro el Grande; 1239 &ndash 2 November 1285) was the King of Aragon The War of the ( Sicilian) Vespers started with the insurrection of the Sicilian Vespers against Charles of Anjou in 1282 and finally ended with Carafa (alternate spelling Caraffa) is the name of a prominent Neapolitan family of Italian nobles, Clergy, and men of arts The Gonzaga family ruled Mantua in Northern Italy from 1328 to 1708. Still today are there in the city buildings that were of the Spanish families which governed at that time. On 2 August 1545 the city rebelled against the feudal regime and became a Città Regia (city-state) dependent on the Viceroy of the Kingdom of Sicily. A viceroy is a royal official who governs a country or province in the name of and as representative of the Monarch.
Majolica
Ariano is known for the production of majolica, a tin-glazed pottery. Maiolica designates Italian Tin-glazed pottery dating from the Renaissance. The first examples date from the 13th century under the Moorish influence of the Spanish, but Ariano Irpino's majolica became more refined around the 18th century, when the first amphoras and pitchers appear, often simple in the shape, but thinly elaborated. Today's production is bigger than ever, including flask, busts, cups, plates, figures, amphoras. All pieces are splendidly decorated by the craftsmen of Ariano, and often have a fine and elaborate shape.
In popular culture
The fictitious crime family depicted in the American television series The Sopranos trace their origins to this city. A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U The Sopranos is an American Television drama series created by David Chase. Precisely the capostipites of the Soprano family (Corrado Soprano and Mariangela D'Agostino) emigrated from Ariano to New Jersey in 1911 (when the city was still called Ariano di Puglia); and also some other characters state that they are from Ariano. New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Specifically Paulie Walnuts states his grandfather was from Ariano Irpino in the episode Commendatori. Peter Paul "Paulie Walnuts" Gualtieri, played by Tony Sirico, is a Fictional character on the HBO TV series The Sopranos " Commendatori " is the seventeenth episode of the HBO original series The Sopranos and was the fourth of the show's second season
External links
- Comune di Ariano (Italian language)
- Citta di Ariano (Italian language)
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