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Grottaminarda (Irpino: Rótta) is a town and comune in the province of Avellino (Campania), situated 80 kilometres (50 mi) northeast of Naples, in the southwest of Italy.
Grottaminarda | |
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| Comune di Grottaminarda | |
 View of Grottaminarda | |
 Grottaminarda within the Province of Avellino | |
Location of Grottaminarda  | |
  Grottaminarda Location of Grottaminarda in Italy  Grottaminarda Grottaminarda (Campania) | |
| Coordinates: 41°04′09″N 15°03′36″E / 41.06917°N 15.06000°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Campania |
| Province | Avellino (AV) |
| Frazioni | Bosco, Carpignano, Ciavolone, Conduttiello, Feudo Cortesano, Filette, Ischia Cardone, Marmore, San Martino, San Pietro, Schivito, Tremolizzi |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Angelo Cobino |
| Area | |
| • Total | 29.12 km2 (11.24 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 304 m (997 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2017)[2] | |
| • Total | 8,004 |
| • Density | 270/km2 (710/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Grottesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 83035 |
| Dialing code | 0825 |
| Patron saint | St. Thomas |
| Website | Official website |
Grottaminarda is part of Roman Catholic Diocese of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia and its territory borders with the municipalities of Ariano Irpino, Bonito, Flumeri, Fontanarosa, Frigento, Gesualdo, Melito Irpino and Mirabella Eclano.[3]
Economy edit
Today, Grottaminarda's industrial district provides jobs for workers commuting from nearby cities. Many small and medium farms are present as well. The comune is a producer of torrone and salami.[4] A large market, including vendors of fruit, vegetables, cheese, salami and a wide variety of household items is held every Monday.
Main sights edit
This section is written like a travel guide. (January 2022) |
Sights include the churches of Santa Maria Maggiore, San Michele, and some ancient monuments. The Santuario di Carpignano is located in the village and frazione of Carpignano, 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi) south.
Transport edit
Grottaminarda is served by the A16 motorway Naples-Bari, at the homonym exit. It is crossed in the middle by the state highway SS90.
People edit
- Leopoldo Faretra (1908-2001), physician
- Vincenzo Volpe (1855-1929), painter
References edit
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ (in Italian) Source Archived 2018-07-16 at the Wayback Machine: Istat 2017
- ^ 41045 Grottaminarda on OpenStreetMap
- ^ "A Land of Flavours". Eptavellino.it. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
External links edit
- (in Italian) Official website
- Grottaminarda on tuttocitta.it