Morra de Sanctis

This center was probably inhabited between the 8th and 6th century B.C, as shown by many ruins and ancient tombs with funeral items. In the area of Selvapiana an ancient village of the Samnite Irpinians was discovered. In Lombard times the center was under the Gastaldo of Conza and was at first called Morra Irpino; then it was a fiefdom of prince Morra, whose family governed from the 12th century to 1806, the year when te feudal system was abolished. The Morra family also built a castle, called "Palazzo del Principe" which can still be admired. In 1937 Morra Irpino became Morra de Sanctis in honor of author and literary critic Francesco De Sanctis. An earthquake practically destroyed the medieval centre in recent times. Near the village there are two artificial lakes and a few streams that make the landscape and the views really breathtaking.