Montella

Montella (AV) Italia
Comune
Comune di Montella

Coat of arms
Montella (AV) Italia
Location of Montella (AV) Italia in Italy
Coordinates: 40°51′N 15°1′E / 40.850°N 15.017°E / 40.850; 15.017Coordinates: 40°51′N 15°1′E / 40.850°N 15.017°E / 40.850; 15.017
Country Italy
Region Campania
Province Avellino (AV)
Government
 • Mayor Ferruccio Capone
Area
 • Total 93.87 km2 (36.24 sq mi)
Elevation 546 m (1,791 ft)
Population (30 November 2017)
 • Total 7,699
 • Density 82/km2 (210/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Montellesi
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 83048
Dialing code 0827
Patron saint St. Roch
Saint day 16 August
Website Official website

Montella is an Italian town and comune (municipality) in the province of Avellino, Campania, with a population of 8,013. The zone was inhabited already in the neolithic period. The town was founded by the Samnites in the 1st millennium BC, to become a municipality of the Roman Empire and a town under the Lombards.

Culture

Montella with snow.

Montella is a production center of chestnuts, and the comune organizes the Sagra Castagna di Montella (Montella Chestnut Festival) each fall.[1] An eco-museum dedicated to the chestnut, the Museo della Castagna Montella, opened in 2014.[2]

Part of the comune of Montella is also encompassed by Monti Picentini Regional Park, a mountainous natural preserve in Campania which is host to many types of mushrooms as well as cave systems.

The Convent of Saint Francis at Folloni is nearby. According to tradition, it was founded by Saint Francis of Assisi in AD 1221-1222 when he was turned away from the town due to fears of leprosy. The saint and his fellow travelers slept under a tree and were miraculously protected from the snow. After this event, they founded the friary and it remains there today.

Twin towns

People

Italian singer

The grandparents of American actress Maria Bello came from Montella.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Pro Loco Montella". Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "Montella nasce il primo Eco-Museo della castagna". Museo della Castagna Montella. 6 November 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  3. ↑ Puleo, Gary (11 August 2015). "Holy Saviour Feast in Norristown celebrates Italian heritage". Montgomery Media. Montgomery, Pennsylvania. Retrieved 7 November 2016.


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