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Atripalda
Atripalda is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Avellino, Campania, southern Italy. History The town is the home of the ruins of ''Abellinum'', the Ancient Rome, Ancient Roman Avellino. A large than life-size Roman marble statue of a veiled Ordination of women, priestess from Atripalda can be found in the British Museum's collection. Geography 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. Transport The final exit "Avellino" of the Raccordo autostradale RA2, RA02 motorway from Salerno is located in west of Atripalda, and the Autostrada A16 (Italy), 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 (Italy), state highway SS7 ''Appian Way, Via Appia''. As for rail transport, Atripalda's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abellinum
Avellino () is a town and ''comune'', capital of the province of Avellino in the Campania region of southern Italy. It is situated in a plain surrounded by mountains east of Naples and is an important hub on the road from Salerno to Benevento. History Before the Roman conquest, the ancient ''Abellinum'' was a centre of the Samnite Hirpini, located on the Civita hill some outside the current town, in what is now Atripalda. The city could correspond to the ancient ''Velecha'', documented by coins found in the area. ''Abellinum'' was conquered by the Roman Republic, Romans in 293 BC, changing name several times in the following centuries (''Veneria'', ''Livia'', ''Augusta'', ''Alexandriana'', and ''Abellinatium''). However, the construction of a true Roman town occurred only after the conquest by Lucius Cornelius Sulla in the Sulla's civil war, civil wars in 89 BC. He razed the old site and in 82 BC founded the colony Veneria Abellinatium on the left bank of the river Sabato. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avellino
Avellino () is a town and ''comune'', capital of the province of Avellino in the Campania region of southern Italy. It is situated in a plain surrounded by mountains east of Naples and is an important hub on the road from Salerno to Benevento. History Before the Roman conquest, the ancient ''Abellinum'' was a centre of the Samnite Hirpini, located on the Civita hill some outside the current town, in what is now Atripalda. The city could correspond to the ancient ''Velecha'', documented by coins found in the area. ''Abellinum'' was conquered by the Romans in 293 BC, changing name several times in the following centuries (''Veneria'', ''Livia'', ''Augusta'', ''Alexandriana'', and ''Abellinatium''). However, the construction of a true Roman town occurred only after the conquest by Lucius Cornelius Sulla in the civil wars in 89 BC. He razed the old site and in 82 BC founded the colony Veneria Abellinatium on the left bank of the river Sabato. The new city was surrounded by mass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lords Of Atripalda
The Lords of Atripalda Atripalda is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Avellino, Campania, southern Italy. History The town is the home of the ruins of ''Abellinum'', the Ancient Rome, Ancient Roman Avellino. A large than life-size Roman marble statue of a veil ... were titled ''signore'' (lord) and ''conte'' (count). List References {{reflist Province of Avellino Altripalda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santo Stefano Del Sole
Santo Stefano del Sole is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Avellino, in the Campania region of southern Italy. The town is bordered by Atripalda, Cesinali, San Michele di Serino, Santa Lucia di Serino, Serino Serino is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Avellino, Campania, southern Italy. Famous for its very clean water source, Serino is from Naples, from Salerno, from Avellino and from Rome. Serino is known for its production of chestnuts ..., Sorbo Serpico and Volturara Irpina. References Cities and towns in Campania {{Campania-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avellino Railway Station
Avellino is the main railway station of the Italian city of Avellino, in the region of Campania. It is owned by the ''Ferrovie dello Stato'', the national rail company of Italy, and is classified ''Silver''. Geography Situated in the western suburb of Avellino, 2.5 km from the city centre, the station also serves the town of Atripalda, whose territory borders with it. The end track of the RA2 motorway from Salerno is located 500 m south of the station. History The station was opened in 1879, as the northern terminal of the line from Mercato San Severino, extended to Benevento in 1891. The line to Lioni and Rocchetta Sant'Antonio followed in 1895. Structure and transport Avellino station has a large two-floor building. It counts five tracks for passenger service and three for goods wagons, with a shed located in front of the main building. North of the station is a brief line serving the industrial park of Pianodardine. Both lines, Cancello–Benevento and Avellino-Roc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Museum
The British Museum is a public museum dedicated to human history, art and culture located in the Bloomsbury area of London. Its permanent collection of eight million works is among the largest and most comprehensive in existence. It documents the story of human culture from its beginnings to the present.Among the national museums in London, sculpture and decorative and applied art are in the Victoria and Albert Museum; the British Museum houses earlier art, non-Western art, prints and drawings. The National Gallery holds the national collection of Western European art to about 1900, while art of the 20th century on is at Tate Modern. Tate Britain holds British Art from 1500 onwards. Books, manuscripts and many works on paper are in the British Library. There are significant overlaps between the coverage of the various collections. The British Museum was the first public national museum to cover all fields of knowledge. The museum was established in 1753, largely b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raccordo Autostradale RA2
The Raccordo autostradale 2 (RA 2), or Raccordo autostradale di Avellino, literally "Motorway connection to Avellino", is an Italian motorway that connects the city of Avellino with the motorways A2 and A30 at the Fisciano junction. It is a part of the European route E841. History The road, originally connecting Salerno to Avellino, was built by the state road company ANAS to connect the city of Avellino to the national motorway network at Salerno; in 1967 it was technically classified as a motorway, with the official denomination "Raccordo autostradale Salerno-Avellino" (literally: "Motorway connection Salerno–Avellino"). In 2001 the road got the official number RA 02, actually not commonly used. In 2017 the section between |
San Potito Ultra
San Potito Ultra is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Avellino, Campania, Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re .... References Cities and towns in Campania {{Campania-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Appian Way
The Appian Way (Latin and Italian language, Italian: ''Via Appia'') is one of the earliest and strategically most important Roman roads of the ancient Roman Republic, republic. It connected Rome to Brindisi, in southeast Italy. Its importance is indicated by its common name, recorded by Statius, of ("the Appian Way, the queen of the long roads"). The road is named after Appius Claudius Caecus, the Roman censor who began and completed the first section as a military road to the south in 312 BC"Appian Way" in ''Chambers's Encyclopædia''. London: George Newnes Ltd, George Newnes, 1961, Vol. 1, p. 490. during the Samnite Wars. Origins The need for roads The Appian Way was a Roman road used as a main route for military supplies for its conquest of southern Italy in 312 BC and for improvements in communication. The Appian Way was the first long road built specifically to transport troops outside the smaller region of greater Rome (this was essential to the Romans). The few ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Highway (Italy)
The Strade Statali, abbreviated SS, is the Italian national network of state highways. The total length for the network is about . The Italian state highway network are maintained by ANAS. From 1928 until 1946 state highways were maintained by AASS. History The first 137 state highways were created in 1928 with the establishment of Azienda Autonoma delle Strade Statali (AASS). Types of highway Nowadays, a state highway can be classified in more types, except ''Type A'' highway, which is reserved to motorways. The same types also are used for regional roads, provincial roads and municipal roads. Type B ''Type B'' highway is a dual carriageway with at least two lanes for each direction, paved shoulder on the right, no cross-traffic and no at-grade intersections. In Italy are called ''strade extraurbane principali''. Beginning of ''Type B'' highway is marked by a traffic sign. Speed limit in ''Type B'' highways is . Type C ''Type C'' highway is a single carriageway road. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mercogliano
Mercogliano is an Italian town and ''comune'' in the province of Avellino, Campania, southern Italy. Geography Mercogliano is a hill town located near the western suburb of Avellino and below the mount Partenio (or Montevergine). The municipality borders with Avellino, Monteforte Irpino, Mugnano del Cardinale, Ospedaletto d'Alpinolo, Quadrelle and Summonte. It counts three hamlets (''frazioni''): *Montevergine: located near the summit of mount Partenio and home of the homonym sanctuary, is linked to Mercogliano by the Montevergine funicular. *Torelli: it is a village located on the road between Torrette and Mercogliano. * Torrette: located on a plain next to Avellino, it is the commercial hub of the municipality. The exit "Avellino Ovest" (Av. West) of the A16 motorway serves the locality. Main sights *Catholic Sanctuary of Montevergine *Loreto Abbey Palace near Torelli [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
