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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Campania |
| Province | Avellino (AV) |
| Mayor | Giuseppe Galasso |
| Elevation | 348 m (1,142 ft) |
| Area | 30 km² (12 sq mi) |
| Population (as of December 31, 2004) | |
| - Total | 56,993 |
| - Density | 1,900/km² (4,921/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
| Coordinates | |
| Gentilic | Avellinesi |
| Dialing code | 0825 |
| Postal code | 83100 |
| Frazioni | Picarelli, Bellizzi Irpino, Valle, Pianodardine |
| Patron | St. 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. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " 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 Modestino |
| - Day | February 14 |
| Website: www.comune.avellino.it | |
Avellino is a town and comune, capital of the province of Avellino in the Campania region of southern Italy. Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German In Italy, the comune, (plural comuni) is the basic Administrative division of both provinces and regions and may be properly approximated in The Province of Avellino (Provincia di Avellino is a province in the Campania region of 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 It is situated in a plain surrounded by mountains 42 km (19 mi) north-east of Naples and is an important hub on the road from Salerno to Benevento. The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States Naples ( Napoli, Neapolitan: Nàpule) is a historic City in southern Italy, the Capital of the Salerno is a town in southern Italy, capital of the province of the same name in the region of Campania. Benevento is a town and Comune of Campania, Italy, capital of the Province of Benevento, 50 km northeast of Naples.
History
Before the Roman conquest, the ancient Abellinum was a centre of the Samnite Hirpini. The Hirpini ( Greek:, Pol;, Strab, App) were an ancient people of central Italy, of Samnite race and who were often
The town was Christianized around 500 AD, becoming an episcopal see. There followed the invasions of the Goths and Vandals. The Goths ( Gothic: Gothic usvg|14px|u]]Gothic asvg|14px|a]]Gothic s Subsequently Avellino became a Lombard centre, with a castle on the Terra hill. The Lombards ( Latin Langobardi, whence the alternative names Langobards and Longobards) were a Germanic people originally from In the early Middle Ages it was part of the Duchy (later Principate) of Benevento and, after the latter’s fall, of the Principate of Salerno. The Duchy and later Principality of Benevento was the southernmost Lombard duchy in medieval Italy centred on Benevento, a city central in the Mezzogiorno
In 1100, during the Norman rule of southern Italy, it was acquired by Riccardo dell’Aquila. Later King Charles I of Anjou assigned it to the Montfort family, who were succeeded by the Del Balzo and the Filangierian of the House of Candia. Charles I ( 21 March 1226 &ndash 7 January 1285) commonly called Charles of Anjou, was the King of Sicily by conquest This is a list of the Lords Barons and Marquisses of Baux. List of rulers of Baux Lords of Baux of the House of Baux Pons Gaetano Filangieri ( August 18, 1752 - July 21, 1788) Italian jurist and philosopher was born in Cercola, a town near The House of Candia also called "Candida" in Latin is a European dynastic house originally from "Castrum Candiaco" in the Dauphiné of the nobility of
The feudal rights to Avellino were purchased in 1581 by Don Marino I Caracciolo, duke of Atripalda, of a patrician family of Naples, who was made Prince of Avellino in 1589. Atripalda is a town (comune in the Province of Avellino, Campania, southern Italy. Avellino became the main seat of the Caracciolo. Don Marino’s son and grandson were consecutively Grand Chancellor of the Kingdom of Naples and chevaliers of the Order of the Golden Fleece. The Order of the Golden Fleece (Orden del Toisón de Oro is an Order of chivalry founded in 1430 by Duke Philip III of Burgundy to celebrate his marriage The grandson, Don Marino II (1587-1630), was the patron of Giambattista Basile, author of the Pentamerone. Giambattista Basile (1566 or 1575 – February 23, 1632) was an Italian Poet, Courtier, and Fairy tale collector Giambattista Basile (1566 or 1575 – February 23, 1632) was an Italian Poet, Courtier, and Fairy tale collector
In 1820 Avellino was seat of revolutionary riots. Year 1820 ( MDCCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year However, the Unification of Italy some fifty years later did not bring any benefit to the city, being cut off from the main railway line Naples-Benevento-Foggia, and far from the sea as well. Italian Unification ( Italian: il Risorgimento, or "The Resurgence" was the political and social movement that unified different states of the Italian Foggia is a city of Puglia, Italy, capital of the Province of Foggia.
In 1943 the city was bombed by Allied planes in an attempt to cut off the retreat of German panzer units over the important Bridge of Ferriera. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Avellino has suffered from seismic activity throughout its history and was struck hard by the earthquakes of 23 November 1980 and 14 February 1981. An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981
Main sights
Some ruins of the ancient Abellinum can be seen near the modern village of Atripalda, 4 km (2. 5 mi) East of modern Avellino.
The Cathedral, with its Romanesque crypt, stands on the site of a rich and famous Roman villa which was built around 129 BC and abandoned after the eruption of Vesuvius and associated earthquake in 346. Regional characteristics of Romanesque architecture|Romanesque art Romanesque architecture is the term that is used to describe the architecture of Middle Ages Europe which In terms of European architecture a crypt (from the Latin crypta and the Greek κρυπτη, kryptē) is a stone chamber or 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 Mount Vesuvius (in Italian Monte Vesuvio and in Latin Mons Vesuvius) is an active Stratovolcano east of Naples
There are some remains of the Lombard castle in Piazza Castello (Castle Square).
External links
- Official website
- Il Magazine della città di Avellino
- Giuseppe Stefanachi's site
- Caracciolo di Avellino: genealogy of the dukes of Avellino
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