Avellino is a town and comune, capital of the province of Avellino in the Campania region of southern Italy.
The feudal rights to Avellino were purchased in 1581 by Don Marino I Caracciolo, duke of Atripalda, of a patrician family of Naples, who was made Prince of Avellino in 1589.
Avellino has sufferred from seismic activity throughout its history and was struck hard by the earthquakes of 23 November, 1980 and 14 February, 1981.
AVELLINO, a city and episcopal see of Campania, Italy, the capital of the province of Avellino,' 50 ft. above sea-level, 28 m.
Avellino is the junction of lines to Benevento and Rocchetta S. Antonio.
to the N.W. of Avellino; upon the summit is a sanctuary of the Virgin, founded in 1119, which contains a miraculous picture attributed to S. Luke (the greatest festival is on the 8th of September).
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