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Avellino
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Avellino
 
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Comune
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Comune di Avellino
Panorama of Avellino
Avellino
Location of Avellino in Italy
Coordinates:40°55′N 14°47′E / 40.917°N14.783°ECoordinates:40°55′N 14°47′E / 40.917°N 14.783°E
Country
Italy
Region
Campania
Province
Avellino(AV)
Frazioni 
Picarelli, Bellizzi Irpino, Valle, Pianodardine
 
Government- Mayor
Giuseppe Galasso
Area- Total
30.4 km
2
(11.7 sq mi)
Elevation
348 m (1,142 ft)
Population
(30 April 2009)
- Total
56,744
- Density
1,866.6/km
2
(4,834.4/sq mi)- 
Demonym
Avellinesi
Time zone
CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)
CEST(UTC+2)
Postal code
83100
Dialing code
0825
Patron saint
St. Modestino
Saint day
February 14
Website
Official website
 
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 Avellino
Avellino
is a town and
comune
, capital of the province of Avellino in theCampania  region of southernItaly. It is situated in a plain surrounded by mountains 42 km(26 mi) north-east of  Naplesand is an important hub on the road from Salerno to Benevento.
Contents
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1 History
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2 Main sights
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3 Notable people
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4 Fictional people
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5 Sources
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6 See also
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7 External links
[edit] History
Before the Roman conquest, the ancient
 Abellinum
was a centre of the SamniteHirpini.The town was Christianized around 500 AD, becoming an episcopal see. Therefollowed the invasions of theGothsandVandals. Subsequently Avellino became a Lombardcentre, with a castle on the Terra hill. In the early Middle Ages it was part of 
 
theDuchy (later Principate) of Beneventoand, after the latter’s fall, of the Principateof Salerno.In 1100, during the Norman rule of southern Italy, it was acquired byRiccardodell’Aquila. Later KingCharles I of Anjouassigned it to the Montfortfamily, who were succeeded by theDel Balzoand theFilangierianof theHouse of Candia. The feudal rights to Avellino were purchased in 1581 by DonMarino I Caracciolo,duke of Atripalda, of a patrician family of Naples, who was made Prince of Avellinoin 1589. Avellino became the main seat of the Caracciolo. Don Marino’s son andgrandson were consecutively Grand Chancellor of the Kingdom of Naples andchevaliers of theOrder of the Golden Fleece. The grandson, Don Marino II (1587-1630), was the patron of Giambattista Basile,author of the 
 Pentamerone
.In 1820 Avellino was seat of revolutionary riots. However, theUnification of Italy some fifty years later did not bring any benefit to the city, being cut off from the mainrailway line Naples-Benevento-Foggia, and far from the sea as well.In 1943 the city was bombed by Allied planes in an attempt to cut off the retreat of German panzer units over the important Bridge of Ferriera.Avellino has suffered from seismic activity throughout its history and was struck hard by theearthquakesof 23 November  1980and14 February 1981.
[edit] Main sights
This section requiresexpansion.Avellino Cathedral.Some ruins of the ancient
Abellinum
can be seen near the modern village of Atripalda, 4 km (2.5 mi) East of modern Avellino.The Cathedral, with itsRomanesque crypt, stands on the site of a rich and famous Romanvilla which was built around 129 BC and abandoned after the eruption of Vesuviusand associated earthquake in 346.There are some remains of the Lombard castle in Piazza Castello (Castle Square).
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