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Montella is an Italian town and comune (municipality) in the province of Avellino, Campania, with a population of 7,699. The zone was inhabited already in the neolithic period.^{[citation needed]} The town was founded by the Samnites in the 1st millennium BC,^{[citation needed]} to become a municipality of the Roman Empire^{[citation needed]} and a town under the Lombards.

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Montella
Comune
Comune di Montella
Coat of arms
Location of Montella
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Coordinates: 40°51′N 15°1′E
Country	Italy
Region	Campania
Province	Avellino (AV)
Government
• Mayor	Rizieri Buonopane
Area [1]
• Total	83.32 km2 (32.17 sq mi)
Elevation	546 m (1,791 ft)
Population  (30 November 2017)[2]
• Total	7,699
• Density	92/km2 (240/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Montellese
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	83048
Dialing code	0827
Patron saint	St. Roch
Saint day	16 August
Website	Official website

Culture

Montella is a production center of chestnuts, and the comune organizes the Sagra Castagna di Montella (Montella Chestnut Festival) each fall.[3] An eco-museum dedicated to the chestnut, the Museo della Castagna Montella, opened in 2014.[4]

Part of the comune of Montella is also encompassed by Monti Picentini Regional Park, a mountainous natural preserve in Campania which is host to many types of mushrooms as well as cave systems.

The Convent of Saint Francis at Folloni is nearby. According to tradition, it was founded by Saint Francis of Assisi in AD 1221-1222 when he was turned away from the town due to fears of leprosy. The saint and his fellow travelers slept under a tree and were miraculously protected from the snow. After this event, they founded the friary and it remains there today.

Twin towns

• Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA[5]

People

• Giovanni Palatucci, a Righteous Among the Nations
• Salvatore Pelosi, Italian naval officer
• Aurelio Fierro, Italian singer
• Geno Auriemma, American basketball coach
• Leonarda Cianciulli, serial killer

The grandparents of American actress Maria Bello came from Montella.

See also

• Laceno
• Terminio
• Picentini

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Montella.

• Official website (in Italian)

На других языках

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- [en] Montella

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[ru] Монтелла

Монте́лла (итал. Montella, неап. Monteddra) — коммуна в Италии, располагается в регионе Кампания, в провинции Авеллино.

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