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

Pietradefusi

Province of Avellino, Region Campania, Italy

The origins of the town are medieval and it was fiefdom of many noble families such as the De Souzi, the De Tocco and the Acquaviva, but was also governed a long time by the Santa Casa dell'Annunziata of NaplesThe Jesuits remember the town because one of their generals Claudio of Aragona, was born here in the times of Fancesco Borgia. There is a fine Cinema Festival held in September.

INFO: Altitude: 400 m a.s.l hillside * Population: ca. 2700 inhabitants -- Zip/postal code: 83030 -- Phone Area Code: 0825 * Patron Saint: San Faustino * Frazioni & Località: Dentecane, Sant'Angelo a Cancelli, Sant'Elena Irpina, Pappaceci

WHAT TO SEE
The Medieval Tower, located in the highest point of the town, was built in 1431 by Giacomo de Tocco. Around the Tower around the first dwellings rose.
The church of Collegiata (1700)
The church of S. Paolo (1800) situated in the center of Dentecane

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