Serino is a town and ''
comune
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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 ...
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Campania
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Italy
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Famous for its very clean water source, Serino is from Naples, from Salerno, from Avellino and from Rome. Serino is known for its production of chestnuts and
Aglianico wine.
It gave its name to the Roman
Aqua Augusta aqueduct which it supplied.
Notable people
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Sabato "Simon" Rodia (1879–1965), sculptor
Twin towns
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Baia Mare
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, Romania, since 2003
References
Cities and towns in Campania
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