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Auletta Consimilis
Auletta is a town and '' comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. History According to a legend retold by historian Giovan Battista Pacichelli, the name of Auletta would stem from Auleto, one of Aeneas' companions. Another suggested origin is ''olea'', the Latin word for "oil", and the town is mentioned as ''Olibola'' in 1095 and ''Olivola'' in 1131. Auletta was already fortified around the year 1000, the castle also being built in this period. Immediately the Unification of Italy, in 1861, the population rose against the Piedmontese Regio Esercito troops. 45 local people were killed in what is remembered as the ''Massacro di Auletta'' ("Auletta Massacre"). In 1943 it was bombed by the Allied due to the presence of a battery of German guns. Geography The bordering municipalities are Buccino, Caggiano, Corleto Monforte, Pertosa, Petina, Polla, Salvitelle and Sicignano degli Alburni. See also * Pertosa Caves * Alburni *Ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oletta
Oletta () is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica Corsica ( , Upper , Southern ; it, Corsica; ; french: Corse ; lij, Còrsega; sc, Còssiga) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the 18 regions of France. It is the fourth-largest island in the Mediterranean and lies southeast of .... Geography Climate Oletta has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate ( Köppen climate classification ''Csa''). The average annual temperature in Oletta is . The average annual rainfall is with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around , and lowest in February, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Oletta was on 1 August 2017; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 15 February 2012. Population See also * Communes of the Haute-Corse department References Communes of Haute-Corse Haute-Corse communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
