Calitri

Calitri
Calitri
	Comune
	Comune di Calitri
	; Coat of arms
	; Coat of arms
	Location of Calitri
	Calitri Location of Calitri in Italy Calitri Calitri (Campania)
	Coordinates: 40°54′11″N15°25′53″E / 40.90306°N 15.43139°E
Country	Italy
Region	Campania
Province	Avellino (AV)
Frazioni	Calitri Scalo
Government
• Mayor	Michele Di Maio
Area
• Total	100.88 km2 (38.95 sq mi)
Elevation	601 m (1,972 ft)
Population (31 December 2017)
• Total	4,582
• Density	45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Calitrani
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	83045
Dialing code	0827
Patron saint	St. Canius
Saint day	May 25
Website	Official website

Last updated March 17, 2019

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Calitri (Latin : Caletrium or Aletrium; Irpino: Calìtr) is a town and comune in the province of Avellino, Campania, Italy.

The comune is a basic administrative division in Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality.

The Province of Avellino is a province in the Campania region of Southern Italy. The area is characterized by numerous small towns and villages scattered across the province; only two towns have a population over 20,000: its capital city Avellino and Ariano Irpino.

Campania is a region in Southern Italy. As of 2018, the region has a population of around 5,820,000 people, making it the third-most-populous region of Italy; its total area of 13,590 km² (5,247 sq mi) makes it the most densely populated region in the country. Located on the Italian Peninsula, with the Mediterranean Sea to the west, it includes the small Phlegraean Islands and Capri for administration as part of the region.

Overview

Calitri is in Campania near the borders of the regions of Apulia and Basilicata. It is approximately 530 metres (1,740 ft) above sea level so on even on the hottest day there is generally a breeze. The Antico Borgo is in the oldest section of the town, the centro storico, at the top of which are the remains of a castle which predates the 12th century. The Borgo itself is a labyrinth of historic houses which have, over the centuries, been built into the hillside. Stone and marble stairs,frequently under old stone arches, connect the streets. Calitri suffered a devastating earthquake in 1980 and has only been partially rebuilt. The Castello at the top of its distinctive cone shaped hilltop is very impressive for its strong architectural forms. In recent reconstructions they are remerging as an important and physically attractive feature of the town.

Apulia is a region in Southern Italy bordering the Adriatic Sea to the east, the Ionian Sea to the southeast, and the Strait of Otranto and Gulf of Taranto to the south. The region comprises 19,345 square kilometers (7,469 sq mi), and its population is about four million.

Basilicata, also known by its ancient name Lucania, is a region in Southern Italy, bordering on Campania to the west, Apulia (Puglia) to the north and east, and Calabria to the south. It also has two coastlines: a 30-km stretch on the Tyrrhenian Sea between Campania and Calabria, and a longer coastline along the Gulf of Taranto between Calabria and Apulia. The region can be thought of as the "instep" of Italy, with Calabria functioning as the "toe" and Apulia the "heel". The region covers about 10,000 km² (3,900 sq mi) and in 2010 had a population slightly under 600,000. The regional capital is Potenza. The region is divided into two provinces: Potenza and Matera.

The 1980 Irpinia earthquake took place in Southern Italy on November 23 with a moment magnitude of 6.9 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). The shock was centered on the village of Conza and left at least 2,483 people dead, at least 7,700 injured, and 250,000 homeless.

Other recent excavation and reconstruction of an ancient Neviera in the Gagliano section of the town above the cemetery reveals an extensive underground, domed, ice-house of about 15 metres (50 ft) in height and 7.6 metres (25 ft) in horizontal circumference.

People

Vinicio Capossela, singer-songwriter
Angelo Maffucci, an Italian pathologist remembered for isolating the bacteria that causes avian tuberculosis.
Donald V. DeRosa, President, University of the Pacific, Stockton, California. His paternal grandparents, Vitale DeRosa and Rachele Zarrilli, and maternal grandparents, Vitantonio Giuseppe Cerreta and Maria Concetta Abate were all from Calitri.
Walter Lantz, American cartoonist and creator of Woody Woodpecker. His mother was Maria Gervasi from Calitri.
Al D'Amato, United States Senator. His mother was Antonietta Cioffari, granddaughter of Luigi Cioffari, born in 1856 in Calitri.
Anthony Bevilacqua, American Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. His mother was Maria Giuseppa Codella from Calitri.
Carmine Infantino, American comic book artist and editor. His mother was Angelarosa Della Badia from Calitri.
Sal Paolantonio, Philadelphia-based bureau reporter for ESPN. His paternal grandparents, Nicola Paolantonio and Angela Maria Cicoira, were from Calitri.
Vincent Zarrilli, businessman who oversees cookware and pottery manufacturer in Boston, Massachusetts. His parents, Michele Zarrilli and Luigia Di Maio, were natives of Calitri.
Mary Z. Connaughton, former board member of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority and the daughter of Vincent Zarrilli, mentioned above.
Stephen J. Marcopoto, senior international media executive, EVP & President of Turner Broadcasting Asia/Pacific and Time Inc. International, grandson of Maria Francesca Lampariello, of Calitri.
Concetta Fierravanti-Wells, Australian politician, Senator for the state of New South Wales representing the Liberal Party since May 2005. Both her parents were born in Calitri.
Joe Langworth, American actor, Broadway dancer, theater director. His great-grandfather Salvatore Rabasco was born in Calitri in 1871.

Vinicio Capossela is an Italian singer-songwriter. His style is strongly influenced by US singer and songwriter Tom Waits, though it also draws from the traditions of Italian folk music. Capossela's lyrics are highly original and are often inspired by literary sources such as John Fante, Geoffrey Chaucer, Louis-Ferdinand Céline, Oscar Wilde, Samuel Taylor Coleridge and others.

Angelo Maria Maffucci was an Italian pathologist born in the town of Calitri.

Donald V. DeRosa was the 23rd president of the University of the Pacific, serving from 1995 to 2009. In July 2009 he was named President Emeritus by the Board of Regents.

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Lavena Ponte Tresa (Italy)

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References

"The role of the seismic trigger in the Calitri landslide (Italy): historical reconstruction and dynamic analysis" Martino; Salvatore; Scarascia Mugnozza; Gabriele Publisher: Elsevier Ltd Publish date: 2005-12

External links

Calitri travel guide from Wikivoyage
(in Italian) Calitri official website
Extracted Civil Records of Calitri

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