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Castel Baronia

Province of Avellino, Region Campania, Italy

Castel Baronia rises on the top of a hill in the Ufita Valley. The name derives from the word Castello, (in Latin castellum) for the presence of a fortress that since Norman times (11th century AD) controlled the whole area. The word Baronia refers to the Barony of Vico to which the town belonged. Many feudal lords ruled the town, among them the Del Balzo and the Caracciolo, who kept the power up to 1806.

INFO: Altitude: 639 m a.s.l hillside * Population: ca. 1200 inhabitants -- Zip/postal code: 83040 -- Phone Area Code: 0827

Patron Saint: S. Maria delle Fratte celebrated on February 2
Frazioni & Località: Russo

WHAT TO SEE
  • Church of Santo Spirito, a Baroque church with a Franciscan convent built during the 17th century. Inside fine wood sculptures and an interesting painting by renowned artist Lanfranchi.
  • Church of P. S. Mancini, of the 18th century
  • Medieval Castle, whose ruins can be visited in the highest part of the town.

  • SURNAMES: [152 different surnames presently recorded in the phone directory]
    (the number after each surname refers to the number of families - no number means one family)
    ABBONDANDOLO * ACCARDI SANTORO * ADDESA 5 * ADDIMANDI * ALIPERTA * ANDREOTTI 4 * ANZALONE 5 * ARCHIDIACONO * ATTIMO * ATTINO * BARDARO 13 * BAVIELLO * BELLINI * BRANCATO * BRESCIA 4 * BUCCI * BUONASPINA * CAGGIANO * CAPOBIANCO 7 * CAPODILUPO * CARIFANO 3 * CARLINO 2 * CARLITO 2 * CASTELLUCCIO 2 * CASTELUCCIO * CELLESI * CERRONE 2 * CERULLO * CHIUCHIOLO * CIPRIANO 2 * CIRIELLO 2 * COGLIANI 2 * COGLIANO * COLICCHIO * CONSALVO * CONSOLAZIO * COPPOLA 2 * CORLITA * CORLITO 5 * CORREGGIA * COSTANTINO 4 * CRINCOLI 2 * D'ARAGONA * D'ERRICO * D'ORLANDO * DE FEO * DE LEO 2 * DE LUCA 2 * DEL PRIORE * DI FEO * DI MARCO * DI NITA 3 * DOTTORE 4 * ESPOSITO * FABIANO 2 * FAMIGLIETTI 17 * FINELLI * FIORE * FIORILLO * FISCHETTI * FLAMMIA * FRANO * FREDA * GALANTE * GAROFALO 10 * GELSOMINO * GENUA * GESA 2 * GIOVANNIELLO 4 * GISO 2 * GRANAURO 4 * GRASSO * GRECO2 * GRELLA * GRIECO 2 * IACOVIELLO * IANNUZZI 6 * INCONDRADA 2 * INGLESE * IZZO * LENA 2 * LENA * LEONE ADDESA 16 * LIVORNESE * LO DISE * LO RUSSO * LOFFA 5 * MAGLIO 4 * MAGLIONE * MAIULLO 2 * MALGIERI 2 * MANFRE' * MARTINI * MARTONE 6 * MAZZEO 4 * MELCHIONNA 5 * MELITO 4 * MELORO * MERLUCCIO * MISTRETTA * MOLINARIO * MONTALBETTI 3 * MORGANTE * MORSA 3 * NARCISO * NISCO * NOVIELLO 2 * PAGLIA * PALADINO * PALERMO * PALMISANO 2 * PAONE 2 * PASTORE * PATETTA * PAVESE * PECORARI 3 * PIANELLA * PICARDI * PRETURA * PRIMAVERA 21 * PUOPOLO * RAFFA * RAGO 4 * REALE 2 * ROCCIA * ROMANO 8 * ROSSI 2 * ROTUNNO 2 * RUSSO 13 * SACCONE 2 * SALVATORE * SANTOLI * SANTORO 7 * SARACINO * SAURA * SCIARAFFA 6 * SECCHIANO * SIGNORETTI * SILANO * SIMONE 2 * SISTO * SOLOMITA 2 * SPAGNOLETTI 2 * STANCO 3 * TEDESCO * TOBINO CIRIELLO * VENTULLI * VILLANI 3 * VITELLO * VOLPE 2 * ZEFILIPPO 2 * ZITOLA 10 *