Chiusano di San Domenico (
Irpino
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: ) is a town and ''
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 ...
,
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 to its west), but it also includes the small Phlegraean Islan ...
, southern Italy. Situated at above sea level, Chiusano is on the western slope of
Mount Tuoro.
History
Human presence in Chiusano can be traced to the times of
Ancient Rome
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based on the discovery of coins, pottery, and tombs.
During the 11th century the
Lombards
The Lombards () or Longobards () were a Germanic peoples, Germanic people who conquered most of the Italian Peninsula between 568 and 774.
The medieval Lombard historian Paul the Deacon wrote in the ''History of the Lombards'' (written betwee ...
ruled the area and life in Chiusano centered on a castle that was constructed on nearby Monte Domenico.
Main sights
*Church of Santa Maria degli Angeli (1710)
*Confraternity of the Blessed Sacrament of the Rosary (1712)
*the Hermitage of Santa Maria Valley (1230).
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References
Cities and towns in Campania
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