Altavilla Irpina Explained

Altavilla Irpina
Official Name:Comune di Altavilla Irpina
Coordinates:41.0081°N 14.7822°W
Region:Campania
Province:Avellino (AV)
Frazioni:San Trifone, Pannone di sotto, Pannone di sopra, Belvedere, Ponte dei Santi, Pincera, Toro, Sassano, Russo
Mayor:Mario Vanni
Area Total Km2:14.08
Population Total:4152
Population As Of:30 April 2017
Population Demonym:Altavillesi
Elevation M:334
Saint:St. Bernardine of Siena andSt. Peregrine the Martyr[1]
Day:May 20 and August 24, respectively.
Postal Code:83011
Area Code:0825

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

History

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

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

Distances

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Altavilla Irpina . Sistema Irpina . 12 March 2024.