Atripalda is a town and ''

comune The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...

'' in the

province of Avellino The Province of Avellino ( it, Provincia di Avellino) is a province in the Campania region of Southern Italy. The area is characterized by numerous small towns and villages scattered across the province; only two towns have a population over 20,0 ...

Campania Campania (, also , , , ) is an administrative Regions of Italy, region of Italy; most of it is in the south-western portion of the Italian peninsula (with the Tyrrhenian Sea to its west), but it also includes the small Phlegraean Islands and the i ...

, southern

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History

The town is the home of the ruins of '' Abellinum'', the

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Avellino Avellino () is a town and ''comune'', capital of the province of Avellino in the Campania region of southern Italy. It is situated in a plain surrounded by mountains east of Naples and is an important hub on the road from Salerno to Benevento. ...

. A large than life-size Roman marble statue of a veiled priestess from Atripalda can be found in the

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Geography

Part of the urban area of Avellino, Atripalda is bordered by the municipalities of Aiello del Sabato,

Cesinali Cesinali (Irpino: , ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Avellino, Campania, southern Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the mi ...

, Manocalzati,

San Potito Ultra San Potito Ultra is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Avellino, Campania, Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Med ...

Santo Stefano del Sole Santo Stefano del Sole is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Avellino, in the Campania region of southern Italy. The town is bordered by Atripalda, Cesinali, San Michele di Serino, Santa Lucia di Serino, Serino Serino is a town and '' ...

and

Sorbo Serpico Sorbo Serpico is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Avellino, Campania, southern Italy. Three villages with the name Sorbo are Sorbo-Ocagnano on the island of Corsica, Sorbo Serpico in the region of Campania, and Sorbo San Basile in the r ...

Transport

The final exit "Avellino" of the RA02 motorway from

Salerno Salerno (, , ; nap, label= Salernitano, Saliernë, ) is an ancient city and ''comune'' in Campania (southwestern Italy) and is the capital of the namesake province, being the second largest city in the region by number of inhabitants, after ...

is located in west of Atripalda, and the A16 exit "Avellino Est", near its eastern suburb. A

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from

Mercogliano Mercogliano is an Italian town and ''comune'' in the province of Avellino, Campania, southern Italy. Geography Mercogliano is a hill town located near the western suburb of Avellino and below the mount Partenio (or Montevergine). The municipality ...

and Avellino links both the motorways and crosses Atripalda. The town is also crossed by the

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SS7 ''

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''. As for rail transport, Atripalda's southern suburb is widely crossed by the Avellino-Lioni-Rocchetta line without a station. This is mainly because

Avellino railway station Avellino is the main railway station of the Italian city of Avellino, in the region of Campania. It is owned by the ''Ferrovie dello Stato'', the national rail company of Italy, and is classified ''Silver''. Geography Situated in the western sub ...

is situated close to its municipal borders.

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