Mercogliano

Mercogliano
Comune
Comune di Mercogliano
The central street Via San Modestino
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Coordinates: 40°55′33″N14°44′34″E / 40.92583°N 14.74278°E / 40.92583; 14.74278
Country	Italy
Region	Campania
Province	Avellino (AV)
Frazioni	Montevergine, Torelli, Torrette
Government
• Mayor	Vittorio D'Alessio
Area [1]
• Total	19.76 km2 (7.63 sq mi)
Elevation	550 m (1,800 ft)
Population  (31 March 2022) [2]
• Total	11,567
• Density	585.4/km2 (1,516/sq mi)
Demonym	Mercoglianesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	83013
Dialing code	0825
Patron saint	San Modestino
Saint day	February 14
Website	Official website

Mercogliano is an Italian town and comune in the province of Avellino, Campania, southern Italy.

Geography

Mercogliano is a hill town located near the western suburb of Avellino and below Mount Partenio (or Montevergine). The municipality borders Avellino, Monteforte Irpino, Mugnano del Cardinale, Ospedaletto d'Alpinolo, Quadrelle and Summonte.

It counts three hamlets ( frazioni ):

• Montevergine, located near the summit of Mount Partenio and home of the homonym sanctuary, linked to Mercogliano by the Montevergine funicular
• Torelli, a village located on the road between Torrette and Mercogliano
• Torrette, located on a plain next to Avellino. It is the commercial hub of the municipality. The exit "Avellino Ovest" (Av. West) of the A16 motorway serves the locality.

Main sights

• Catholic Sanctuary of Montevergine
• Loreto Abbey Palace near Torelli ^[3]

See also

• Montevergine funicular
• Pacello da Mercogliano

References

1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
2. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
3. (in Italian) Loreto Abbey Palace on cir.campania.beniculturali.it Archived 2013-08-05 at the Wayback Machine

External links

Media related to Mercogliano at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Italian)