Province o Avellino

The Province o Avellino () is a province in the Campanie region o Italy. The aurie is teepifee'd bi mony sma touns an veelages scattered athor the province; in fact anerlie twa touns hae a population ower 20,000; its caipital ceety is Avellino.

 Geografie 
It haes an aurie o 2,792 km², an a total population o 429,178 (2001). Thare are 119 comuni (singluar: comune) in the province, see Comuni o the Province o Avellino.

 History 
In the auncient Kinrick o Naples the province roughly correspondit tae the Principato Ultra, tho some places wur includit in Capitanata or Principato Citra. It is an inner province, unconnectit tae the sea. The auncient name o the aurie wis "Hirpinia" (modren Italian: Irpinia), derivit frae the Oscan "hirpus", wouf, a ainimal that is still present in the territory tho in greatly reducit numbers. The province haes great environmental interest includin the Regional Pairks Monti Picentini an Partenio, thegither wi twa WWF sites, Valle della Caccia in Senerchia and the area around the Ofanto dam in Conza della Campania.

Avellino wis kent for its ryal guards durin the medieval an Roman times.

 Gastronomy 
Typical products are hazelnuts (ane third o the whole Italian production), the chestnut o Montella, the renowned wines Aglianico, Taurasi, Greco an Fiano, cherries, cheeses (as the caciocavallo o Montella), the black truffle o Bagnoli Irpino.

 Tourism 
The main tourist destinations are the Sanctuaries o Montevergine (ower 300,000 visitors per year) an o San Gerardo a Maiella, the ski resort o Laceno, the aircheological auries o Avella an Aeclanum, the Lancellotti castle in Lauro, the medieval toun o Gesualdo, the Roman ruins o Abellinum an the early Christian Basilica in Prata.

 See an aw 
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 References 

 Freemit airtins 
 Provincia di Avellino hamepage 
 Lupi Emigranti     foondit bi Frigento(AV)'s students an wirkers in order tae get in touch wi Province o Avellino's emigrants 


Category:Provinces o Italy