Altavilla Irpina
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| Comune di Altavilla Irpina | |
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 Municipal coat of arms |
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Campania |
| Province | Avellino (AV) |
| Elevation | 334 m (1,096 ft) |
| Area | 14.10 km² (5 sq mi) |
| Population (as of 2005) | |
| - Total | 4,233 |
| - Density | 300/km² (777/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
| Coordinates | |
| Gentilic | Altavillesi |
| Dialing code | 0825 |
| Postal code | 83011 |
| Frazioni | San Trifone, Pannone di sotto, Pannone di sopra, Belvedere, Ponte dei Santi, Pincera, Toro, Sassano, Russo |
| Patron | St. Bernardine of Siena |
| - Day | May 20 |
Altavilla Irpina is a town and comune in the province of Avellino, Campania, southern Italy.
[edit] History
According to some scholars, it would coincide with the Poetilia mentioned by Vergil in his Aeneid. The town had subsequently the names of Scandiano, Altacoda, Altacauda, sino until the current, deriving from the Norman Hauteville family.
[edit] Transportation
It has a station on the Avellino-Benevento railway line
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