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

Altavilla Irpina
Comune di Altavilla Irpina
Location of Altavilla Irpina
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Altavilla Irpina is located in Italy
Altavilla Irpina
Altavilla Irpina
Location of Altavilla Irpina in Italy
Altavilla Irpina is located in Campania
Altavilla Irpina
Altavilla Irpina
Altavilla Irpina (Campania)
Coordinates: 41°0′29″N 14°46′56″E / 41.00806°N 14.78222°E / 41.00806; 14.78222
CountryItaly
RegionCampania
ProvinceAvellino (AV)
FrazioniSan Trifone, Pannone di sotto, Pannone di sopra, Belvedere, Ponte dei Santi, Pincera, Toro, Sassano, Russo
Government
 • MayorMario Vanni
Area
 • Total14.08 km2 (5.44 sq mi)
Elevation
334 m (1,096 ft)
Population
 (30 April 2017)[2]
 • Total4,152
 • Density290/km2 (760/sq mi)
DemonymAltavillesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
83011
Dialing code0825
Patron saintSt. Bernardine of Siena and St. Peregrine the Martyr[3]
Saint dayMay 20 and August 24, respectively.
WebsiteOfficial website

History edit

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 edit

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

Distances

References edit

  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.