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Regions in Italy : Region Campania : Province Avellino : Comune Grottolella

Grottolella

Province of Avellino, Region Campania, Italy

The small town of Grottolella, in the Partenio natural park, is surrounded by green woods and fertile fields with a Medieval Castle overlooking it from above.

INFO: Altitude: 565 m a.s.l hillside * Population: ca. 1700 inhabitants -- Zip/postal code: 83010 -- Phone Area Code: 0825 * Frazioni & Località: Pozzo del Sale, Spinelli, Taverna del Monaco, Tropeani

HISTORY: The ancient name of the town was Grotta (grotto) changed to Grotta Castagnara (Crypta Castanearum) and afterwards into Grotticelle e Grottolella (from Grutzcola, the name of the area where the castle was built). It was mentioned for the first time in a document of the 12th century, and was a fiefdom of the Carafa, the De Ponte, the Macedonia and the Imperiale families.

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