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Avellino

Avellino
Comune
Comune di Avellino
Corso Vittorio Emanuele
Corso Vittorio Emanuele
Coat of arms of Avellino
Coat of arms
Avellino is located in Italy
Avellino
Avellino
Location of Avellino in Italy
Coordinates: 40°55′00″N 14°47′20″E / 40.91667°N 14.78889°E / 40.91667; 14.78889Coordinates: 40°55′00″N 14°47′20″E / 40.91667°N 14.78889°E / 40.91667; 14.78889
Country Italy
Region Campania
Province / Metropolitan city Avellino (AV)
Frazioni Bellizzi Irpino, Pianodardine, Picarelli, Valle-Ponticelli
Government
 • Mayor Paolo Foti
Area
 • Total 30.55 km2 (11.80 sq mi)
Elevation 348 m (1,142 ft)
Population (31 December 2013)
 • Total 55,448
 • Density 1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Avellinesi
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 83100
Dialing code 0825
Patron saint St. Modestinus
Saint day 14 February
Website Official website

Avellino [avelˈliːno] About this sound listen  is a town and comune, capital of the province of Avellino in the Campania region of southern Italy. It is situated in a plain surrounded by mountains 50 kilometres (31 mi) northeast of Naples and is an important hub on the road from Salerno to Benevento.

Before the Roman conquest, the ancient Abellinum was a centre of the Samnite Hirpini, located on the Civita hill some 4 kilometres (2 mi) outside the current town, in what is now Atripalda. The city could correspond to the ancient Velecha, documented by coins found in the area. Abellinum was conquered by the Romans in 293 BC, changing name several times in the following centuries (Veneria, Livia, Augusta, Alexandriana, and Abellinatium). However, the edification of a true Roman town occurred only after the conquest by Lucius Cornelius Sulla in 89 BC.

The town was Christianized around 500 AD, becoming an episcopal seat. There followed the invasions of the Goths and Vandals. After the Lombard conquest of southern Italy, the ancient city was abandoned (it is disputed if completely or partly), and a new settlement grew on the Terra hill, corresponding to the modern Avellino. Defended by a castle, it became part of the Duchy (later Principality) of Benevento and, after the latter's fall, of the Principality of Salerno.


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