Melito Irpino

Melito Irpino
Comune
Comune di Melito Irpino
Melito town hall

Melito Irpino within the Province of Avellino
Melito Irpino
Location of Melito Irpino in Italy
Coordinates: 41°6′15″N 15°3′12″E / 41.10417°N 15.05333°E / 41.10417; 15.05333Coordinates: 41°6′15″N 15°3′12″E / 41.10417°N 15.05333°E / 41.10417; 15.05333
Country Italy
Region Campania
Province Avellino (AV)
Frazioni Cozza, Fontana del Bosco, Incoronata
Area
 • Total 20.68 km2 (7.98 sq mi)
Elevation 450 m (1,480 ft)
Population (31 December 2017)[1]
 • Total 1,927
 • Density 93/km2 (240/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Melitesi
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 83030
Dialing code 0825
Patron saint Saint Giles
Saint day 1 September
Website Official website

Melito Irpino is a town and comune in the province of Avellino, in the Campania region of south-western Italy.

History

The remains of the ancient Melito were found in 1880. According to some theories, it could be a suburban village belonging to Aeclanum, but the prevailing theory suggests that it was the ancient village of Melae (or Melas). In Ab Urbe Condita (book XXIV, chapter X), Titus Livius wrote that Melae was destroyed in 215 BC by the troops of Claudius Marcellus and Quintus Fabius, during the Second Punic War.[2]

Geography

The municipality is located in the northern area of its province, next to that of Benevento. Crossed by the river Ufita, it borders with Apice, Ariano Irpino, Bonito and Grottaminarda.[3] Its hamlets (frazioni) are the villages of Cozza, Fontana del Bosco and Incoronata.

The town is 5 km far from Grottaminarda, 9 from Ariano Irpino, 30 from Benevento and 48 from Avellino. Nearest motorway exit is located in Grottaminarda, on the A16 Naples-Bari.

Main sights

The medieval town.
The castle.
  • The medieval old town, damaged by the 1962 Irpinia earthquake.[2][4]
  • The medieval castle in the old town.[5]

People

  • Raffaele Minichiello (b. 1949), the first transatlantic hijacker
  • Tonino Sorrentino (b. 1985), footballer

References

  1. ↑ (in Italian) Source: Istat 2011
  2. 1 2 History of Melito Irpino (municipal website)
  3. ↑ 41100 Melito Irpino on OpenStreetMap
  4. ↑ (in Italian) Melito Irpino on paesifantasma.it (Italian ghost towns website)
  5. ↑ (in Italian) The Castle of Melito Irpino on museodeicastelli.it


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