Montella

Montella
Montella
	Comune
	Comune di Montella
	Coat of arms
	Location of Montella
	Montella Location of Montella in Italy Montella Montella (Campania)
	Coordinates: 40°51′N 15°1′E
Country	Italy
Region	Campania
Province	Avellino (AV)
Government
• Mayor	Ferruccio Capone
Area [1]
• Total	93.87 km2 (36.24 sq mi)
Elevation	546 m (1,791 ft)
Population (30 November 2017)[2]
• Total	7,699
• Density	82/km2 (210/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Montellesi
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

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. The town was founded by the Samnites in the 1st millennium BC, to become a municipality of the Roman Empire and a town under the Lombards.

Culture

Montella with snow.

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, 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.

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References

"Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
"Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
"Pro Loco Montella". Retrieved 7 November 2016.
"Montella nasce il primo Eco-Museo della castagna". Museo della Castagna Montella. 6 November 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
Puleo, Gary (11 August 2015). "Holy Saviour Feast in Norristown celebrates Italian heritage". Montgomery Media. Montgomery, Pennsylvania. Retrieved 7 November 2016.

External links

Official website (in Italian)

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[wikidata-16139ca327c50d72c40d8c5fd3abe706b989650e-v3-1] "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

[wikidata-6c4193b2686f905553042f4ae1ae4934aea078c8-v3-2] "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

[proloco-3] "Pro Loco Montella". Retrieved 7 November 2016.

[mucam-4] "Montella nasce il primo Eco-Museo della castagna". Museo della Castagna Montella. 6 November 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2016.

[montgomery-5] Puleo, Gary (11 August 2015). "Holy Saviour Feast in Norristown celebrates Italian heritage". Montgomery Media. Montgomery, Pennsylvania. Retrieved 7 November 2016.