Serino

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Serino
Comune di Serino
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Serino
Serino (Campania)
Coordinates: 40°51′0″N14°52′30″E / 40.85000°N 14.87500°E / 40.85000; 14.87500
Country Italy
Region Campania
Province Avellino (AV)
Government
  MayorVito Pelosi
Area
[1]
  Total
52.5 km2 (20.3 sq mi)
Elevation
400 m (1,300 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2017) [2]
  Total
6,968
  Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Demonym Serinesi
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
83028
Dialing code 0825
Patron saint St. Francis of Assisi
Saint day4 October
Website Official website

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

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Famous for its very clean water source, Serino is 51 kilometres (32 mi) from Naples, 21 kilometres (13 mi) from Salerno, 8 kilometres (5 mi) from Avellino and 275 kilometres (171 mi) from Rome. Serino is known for its production of chestnuts and Aglianico wine.

It gave its name to the Roman Aqua Augusta aqueduct which it supplied.

Notable people

Twin towns

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 from the Italian statistical institute (Istat); Dati - Popolazione residente all'1/5/2009