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Calabritto

Coordinates: 40°47′0″N 15°13′29″E / 40.78333°N 15.22472°E / 40.78333; 15.22472
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Calabritto
Comune
Comune di Calabritto
Panoramic view
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Location of Calabritto
Map
Calabritto is located in Italy
Calabritto
Calabritto
Location of Calabritto in Italy
Calabritto is located in Campania
Calabritto
Calabritto
Calabritto (Campania)
Coordinates: 40°47′0″N 15°13′29″E / 40.78333°N 15.22472°E / 40.78333; 15.22472
CountryItaly
RegionCampania
ProvinceAvellino (AV)
FrazioniQuaglietta
Government
 • MayorGelsomino Centanni
Area
[1]
 • Total56.33 km2 (21.75 sq mi)
Elevation
480 m (1,570 ft)
Population
 (30 April 2017)[2]
 • Total2,358
 • Density42/km2 (110/sq mi)
DemonymCalabrittani
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
83040
Dialing code0827
Patron saintSt. Joseph
Saint day19 March
WebsiteOfficial website

Calabritto (Irpino: Calavrìttu) is an Italian town and a commune in the province of Avellino, Campania, Italy. It occupies a hilly-mountainous area at the eastern tip of the Monti Picentini range.

History

The town was struck by the 1980 Irpinia earthquake on 23 November. The town had to be rebuilt after the serious damage that was inflicted.

Geography

Calabritto is a small town surrounded by the Picentini mountains in the west and crossed by Sele river in its eastern side. It is linked with a mountain road to the ski resort and village of Laceno.

It borders with the municipalities of Acerno (SA), Bagnoli Irpino, Caposele, Lioni, Senerchia and Valva (SA). The only civil parish (frazione) of the municipality is Quaglietta, autonomous municipality merged into Calabritto in 1928.

Culture

In the summer, many religious processions are held. In early July, people walk halfway up one of the mountains to the church of The Madonna, or Mother of Christ.

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat); Dati Istat - Popolazione residente all'1/5/2009

External links

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