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Altavilla Irpina
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Comune di Altavilla Irpina
Municipal coat of arms
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Location of Altavilla Irpina in Italy
Country
Italy
Region
Campania
Province
Avellino (AV)
Elevation
334 m (1,096 ft )
Area
14.10 km² (5 sq mi )
Population (as of 2005 )
- Total
4,233
- Density
300/km² (777/sq mi)
Time zone
CET , UTC+1
Coordinates
41°0′29″N, 14°46′56″E
Gentilic
Altavillesi
Dialing code
0825
Postal code
83011
Frazioni
San Trifone, Pannone di sotto, Pannone di sopra, Belvedere, Ponte dei Santi, Pincera, Toro, Sassano, Russo
Patron
St. Bernardine of Siena
- Day
May 20
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
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