Altavilla Irpina

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Altavilla Irpina
Comune di Altavilla Irpina
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Altavilla Irpina
Altavilla Irpina (Campania)
Coordinates: 41°0′29″N14°46′56″E / 41.00806°N 14.78222°E / 41.00806; 14.78222
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
  MayorMario Vanni
Area
[1]
  Total
14.08 km2 (5.44 sq mi)
Elevation
334 m (1,096 ft)
Population
 (30 April 2017) [2]
  Total
4,152
  Density290/km2 (760/sq mi)
Demonym Altavillesi
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
83011
Dialing code 0825
Patron saintSt. Bernardine of Siena and St. Peregrine the Martyr [3]
Saint dayMay 20 and August 24, respectively.
Website Official website

Altavilla Irpina is a town and comune in the province of Avellino, Campania, southern Italy.

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History

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.

Transportation

It has a station on the Avellino-Benevento railway line.

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References

  1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. "Altavilla Irpina". Sistema Irpina. Retrieved 12 March 2024.