Avella

Avella
Comune di Avella
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Location of Avella
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Avella is located in Italy
Avella
Avella
Location of Avella in Italy
Avella is located in Campania
Avella
Avella
Avella (Campania)
Coordinates: 40°57′36″N 14°36′5″E / 40.96000°N 14.60139°E / 40.96000; 14.60139
CountryItaly
RegionCampania
ProvinceAvellino (AV)
Area
 • Total
29.39 km2 (11.35 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[2]
 • Total
7,810
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Patron saintSaint Sebastian
Saint day20 January
Websitewww.comune.avella.av.it
Roman Amphitheatre
Roman tombs

Avella is a town and comune in the province of Avellino, Campania, southern Italy. It is renowned for the cultivation of hazelnuts, whose specific name (Corylus avellana) derives precisely from this territory.[3]

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. ^ Prisco, Harry di (2022-01-07). "AVELLA DALLA STORIA MILLENARIA E RICCA DI TIPICITA' AGROALIMENTARI". Natoconlavaligia (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-04-12.