Conza della Campania
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Conza della Campania | |
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Comune di Conza della Campania | |
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Conza della Campania Location of Conza della Campania in Italy | |
Coordinates: 40°52′N 15°20′E / 40.867°N 15.333°ECoordinates: 40°52′N 15°20′E / 40.867°N 15.333°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Campania |
Province | Avellino (AV) |
Government | |
• Mayor | Luigi Ciccone |
Area | |
• Total | 51.64 km2 (19.94 sq mi) |
Elevation | 440 m (1,440 ft) |
Population (30 June 2017)[2] | |
• Total | 1,345 |
• Density | 26/km2 (67/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Conzani |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 83040 |
Dialing code | 0827 |
ISTAT code | 064030 |
Website | Official website |
Conza della Campania (or Conza di Campania; formerly called Compsa, commonly known as Conza (Campanian: Cònze)) is a comune (municipality) and former Latin Catholic (arch)bishopric in the province of Avellino in the region of Campania in southern Italy.
History[]
Early history[]
Compsa was an ancient city of the Hirpini occupied by the Carthaginian conqueror Hannibal in 216 BC.
Medieval and modern history[]
During the Early Middle Ages it was a gastaldate in the Principality of Salerno. In 973 the gastald (city-based Lombard royal domain district adùinsitrator and judge) Landulf seized the principality.
Later it belonged to the Balvano, the Gesualdo and the families.
Recent history[]
The town was almost completely destroyed by the 1980 Irpinia earthquake. It was rebuilt in the area called , 8 kilometres (5 mi) from the former center. Conza della Campania is now a turistic attraction, since it can count among its territory the WWF Oasi, including the lake of Conza and the area outside. Conza della Campania has also about 10,000 visitors a year[citation needed] at its Archeological site, Compsa, discovered after the earthquake of 1980 that destroyed the old town.
Main sights[]
The main church is the Concattedrale (co-cathedral) of S. Maria Assunta. Other sights include the archaeological area of Compsa and the natural oasis of Lake Conza, an artificial basin on the Ofanto river.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Conza della Campania". Comuni italiani (in Italian).
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External links[]
- Cities and towns in Campania
- Municipalities of the Province of Avellino