Altavilla Irpina
Altavilla Irpina is a town and comune in the province of Avellino, Campania, southern Italy.
History
According to some scholars, it would coincide with the Poetilia mentioned by Vergil in his Aeneid. The town had subsequently the names of Scandiano, Altacoda, Altacauda, sino until the current, deriving from the Norman Hauteville family.
Transportation
It has a station on the Avellino-Benevento railway line.
Distances
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Altavilla Irpina". Sistema Irpina. Retrieved 12 March 2024.