Rocca San Felice

Rocca San Felice
Comune
Comune di Rocca San Felice

Coat of arms
Rocca San Felice
Location of Rocca San Felice in Italy
Coordinates: 40°57′N 15°10′E / 40.950°N 15.167°E / 40.950; 15.167Coordinates: 40°57′N 15°10′E / 40.950°N 15.167°E / 40.950; 15.167
Country Italy
Region Campania
Province Avellino (AV)
Government
 • Mayor Guido Cipriano
Area
 • Total 14.41 km2 (5.56 sq mi)
Elevation 740 m (2,430 ft)
Population (31 December 2017)[1]
 • Total 835
 • Density 58/km2 (150/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Rocchesi
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 83050
Dialing code 0827
Website Official website

Rocca San Felice is a town and comune in the province of Avellino, Campania, southern Italy.

Geography

Located in the northern area of Irpinia, the municipality borders with Frigento, Guardia Lombardi, Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi, Sturno and Villamaina. It counts no hamlets (frazioni) but some localities as Carmasciano, Fontana dell'Olmo, Palombaia, Santa Felicita, Serro del Bosco, Taverna Bruciata, Toriello and Valli.

The town is 4 kilometres (2 mi) from Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi, 10 kilometres (6 mi) from Lioni, 47 kilometres (29 mi) from Avellino and 50 kilometres (31 mi) from Benevento.

Main sights

Among the main sights of the town there is the Castle and the old town, the Church of St. Maria Maggiore, the Chapel of Mary of Constantinople and the Sanctuary of Santa Felicita, in the homonymous locality.[2]

Mefitis

The archaeological site of Ansanto Valley (Valle d'Ansanto), better known as "Mefite", is a sulphurous lake valley,[3] few kilometres from the towns of Villamaina and Torella dei Lombardi. It was named after the ancient Italic goddess Mefitis, venerated by the people of Hirpini, and counts some ruins of a sanctuary of the 7th century BC. The little lake is formed by a pool of water, about 2 metres (7 ft) deep, that boils as a result of the gas emissions of the subsoil, consisting primarily of carbon dioxide and sulfuric acid. Because of this poisonous emissions, the surrounding area is free of animals and vegetation.[4][5][6][7]

References

  1. ↑ (in Italian) All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat): 2011 population statistics
  2. ↑ (in Italian) Rocca San Felice and its sights (irpinia.info)
  3. ↑ Coordinates of the "Mefite": 40°58′28″N 15°08′45″E / 40.97438°N 15.14573°E
  4. ↑ (in Italian) Mefite of Rocca San Felice (irpinia.info)
  5. ↑ (in Italian) Ansanto Valley and the Mefitis (Villamaina municipal website)
  6. ↑ (in Italian) Mefite at roccasanfelice.net
  7. ↑ Mefite on Panoramio


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.