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Altavilla Irpina | |
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| Comune di Altavilla Irpina | |
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| Coordinates: 41°0′29″N14°46′56″E / 41.00806°N 14.78222°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Campania |
| Province | Avellino (AV) |
| Frazioni | San Trifone, Pannone di sotto, Pannone di sopra, Belvedere, Ponte dei Santi, Pincera, Toro, Sassano, Russo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mario Vanni |
| Area | |
• Total | 14.08 km2 (5.44 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 334 m (1,096 ft) |
| Population (30 April 2017) [2] | |
• Total | 4,152 |
| • Density | 290/km2 (760/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Altavillesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 83011 |
| Dialing code | 0825 |
| Patron saint | St. Bernardine of Siena and St. Peregrine the Martyr [3] |
| Saint day | May 20 and August 24, respectively. |
| Website | Official website |
Altavilla Irpina is a town and comune in the province of Avellino, Campania, southern Italy.
According to some scholars, it would coincide with the Poetilia mentioned by Vergil in his Aeneid . The town had subsequently the names of Scandiano, Altacoda, Altacauda, sino until the current, deriving from the Norman Hauteville family.
It has a station on the Avellino-Benevento railway line.
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