Calitri (
Irpino
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comune
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'' in the
province of Avellino
The province of Avellino () is a province in the Campania
Campania is an administrative Regions of Italy, region of Italy located in Southern Italy; most of it is in the south-western portion of the Italian Peninsula (with the Tyrrhenian Sea ...
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Campania
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,
Italy
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.
Overview
Calitri is in Campania near the borders of the regions of
Apulia
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and
Basilicata
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. It is approximately above sea level so on even on the hottest day there is generally a breeze. The Antico Borgo is in the oldest section of the town, the centro storico, at the top of which are the remains of a castle which predates the 12th century. The Borgo itself is a labyrinth of historic houses which have, over the centuries, been built into the hillside. Stone and marble stairs, frequently under old stone arches, connect the streets. Calitri suffered a devastating
earthquake in 1980 and has only been partially rebuilt. The Castello at the top of its distinctive cone shaped hilltop is very impressive for its strong architectural forms. In recent reconstructions they are remerging as an important and physically attractive feature of the town.
Other recent excavation and reconstruction of an ancient Neviera in the Gagliano section of the town above the cemetery reveals an extensive underground, domed, ice-house of about in height and in horizontal circumference.
People
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Vinicio Capossela
Vinicio Capossela (born 14 December 1965) is an Italian singer-songwriter, poet and novelist.
Capossela is renowned for the highly original and poetic lyrics of his songs. Many of them draw from traditions of Italian folk music, especially thos ...
, singer-songwriter
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Angelo Maffucci, an Italian pathologist remembered for isolating the bacteria that causes avian tuberculosis
Sister cities
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Lavena Ponte Tresa
Lavena Ponte Tresa is a ''comune'' (municipality) on Lake Lugano in the Province of Varese in the Italy, Italian region Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan and about north of Varese, on the border with Switzerland.
Lavena Ponte Tresa bord ...
(
Italy
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)
See also
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Irpinia
Irpinia ( Modern Latin ''Hirpinia'') is a geographical and cultural region of Southern Italy. It was the inland territory of the ancient '' Hirpini'' tribe, and its extent matches approximately today's province of Avellino.
Geography
The territ ...
References
Sources
*''The role of the seismic trigger in the Calitri landslide (Italy): Historical Reconstruction and Dynamic Analysis'' Martino; Salvatore; Scarascia Mugnozza; Gabriele Publisher: Elsevier Ltd Publish date: 2005-12
External links
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Calitri official website
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Cities and towns in Campania