Arpaia
Arpaia | |
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| Comune di Arpaia | |
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Location of Arpaia  | |
  Arpaia Location of Arpaia in Italy  Arpaia Arpaia (Campania) | |
| Coordinates: 41°2′N 14°33′E / 41.033°N 14.550°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Campania |
| Province | Benevento (BN) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mario Carmine D'Ambrosio |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.2 km2 (2.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 283 m (928 ft) |
| Population (1 January 2015)[2] | |
• Total | 2,012 |
| • Density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Arpaiuoli or Arpaioli |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 82012 |
| Dialing code | 0823 |
| Website | Official website |
Arpaia is a town, comune (municipality) and former (now titular) episcopal see in the Province of Benevento in the southern Italian region Campania, located about 35 km northeast of Naples and about 25 km southwest of Benevento.
Arpaia borders the following municipalities: Airola, Forchia, Paolisi and Roccarainola.
History
Arpaia, rather than present-day Montesarchio, is considered to have been the seat of the ancient Diocese of Caudium[3][4] (circa 400-600), which was called Claudium in Italian but Arpaia in Italian, and is again see as Latin Catholic titular see since it 1970 formal restoration as such.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ Gaetano Moroni, Dizionario di erudizione storico-ecclesiastica, vol. 10, p. 283
- ^ Francesco Lanzoni, Le diocesi d'Italia dalle origini al principio del secolo VII (an. 604), vol. I, Faenza 1927, p. 186
- ^ http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/former/t0199.htm GCatholic
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