Taurano is a village and comune in the province of Avellino, in the Campania region of southern Italy.
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Taurano | |
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Comune | |
Comune di Taurano | |
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Coordinates: 40°53′N 14°38′E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Campania |
Province | Avellino (AV) |
Area | |
• Total | 9 km2 (3 sq mi) |
Elevation | 300 m (1,000 ft) |
Population (2018-01-01)[2] | |
• Total | 1,538 |
• Density | 170/km2 (440/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Tauranesi |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 83020 |
Dialing code | 081 |
Patron saint | Maria SS. Assunta |
Saint day | 15 August |
The town lies in the Lauro Valley. It is bordered by Lauro, Monteforte Irpino, Moschiano, Pago del Vallo di Lauro and Visciano .
Bronze Age remains have been found in the area of Taurano, whose name derives from Latin, either the surname Taurus or the gentilic Taurius. It was a Samnite oppidum, destroyed by Romans under Sulla during the Social War.[citation needed] It later became a summer resort, and two Roman villas have been found from this period, one in Torre and one in San Giovanni in Palco.[citation needed]
In the Middle Ages it was part of the Feud of Lauro.[clarification needed] Villagers throughout the valley sought refuge in the mountains during the barbarian invasions.[clarification needed - which invasions?] Under the administrative reforms of Joachim Murat (King of Naples 1808–15), Taurano and the rest of the Lauro Valley became part of the province of Terra di Lavoro.[citation needed]
In the 19th century Taurano offered shelter to brigands such as Fra Diavolo, and anti-Bourbon conspirators such as Father Angelo Peluso. [citation needed] After unification, Taurano become an autonomous Commune except for a brief interruption.[clarification needed - what interruption?]
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