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Comune in Campania, Italy

Atripalda
Comune
Comune di Atripalda
[The central "Piazza Umberto I"](/wiki/File:PiazzaUmbertoI-Atripalda.jpg "The central "Piazza Umberto I"")The central "Piazza Umberto I"
Coat of arms of AtripaldaCoat of arms
Location of Atripalda Map
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Coordinates: 40°55′0″N 14°49′32″E / 40.91667°N 14.82556°E / 40.91667; 14.82556
Country Italy
Region Campania
Province Avellino (AV)
Government
• Mayor Giuseppe Spagnuolo
Area[1]
• Total 8.59 km2 (3.32 sq mi)
Elevation 294 m (965 ft)
Population (31 December 2017)[2]
• Total 10,968
• Density 1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
Demonym Atripaldesi
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 83042
Dialing code 0825
Patron saint St. Sabino of Avellino
Saint day February 9
Website Official website

Atripalda is a town and comune in the province of Avellino, Campania, southern Italy.

The town is the home of the ruins of Abellinum, the Ancient Roman Avellino.[3] A large than life-size Roman marble statue of a veiled priestess from Atripalda can be found in the British Museum's collection.[4]

Part of the urban area of Avellino, Atripalda is bordered by the municipalities of Aiello del Sabato, Avellino, Cesinali, Manocalzati, San Potito Ultra, Santo Stefano del Sole and Sorbo Serpico.

The final exit "Avellino" of the RA02 motorway from Salerno is located in west of Atripalda, and the A16 exit "Avellino Est", near its eastern suburb. A dual carriageway from Mercogliano and Avellino links both the motorways and crosses Atripalda. The town is also crossed by the state highway SS7 Via Appia.

As for rail transport, Atripalda's southern suburb is widely crossed by the Avellino-Lioni-Rocchetta line without a station. This is mainly because Avellino railway station is situated close to its municipal borders.

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ (in Italian) Source: ISTAT 2011
  3. ^ (in Italian) The Ruins of Abellinum
  4. ^ British Museum Collection

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