Accadia (
Irpino
The Irpinian dialect, or Irpino, is the dialect of Neapolitan language spoken in almost all of the comuni in the Province of Avellino in the Italian region of Campania. It differs from other varieties in certain phrases, pronunciation and the us ...
: ) is a town and ''
comune
The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...
'' in the
province of Foggia
The Province of Foggia ( it, Provincia di Foggia ; Foggiano: ) is a province in the Apulia (Puglia) region of southern Italy.
This province is also known as Daunia, after the Daunians, an Iapygian pre-Roman tribe living in Tavoliere plain, and ...
in the
Apulia
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region of southeast Italy. Until the mid-20th century it was just within the eastern frontier of the region of
Campania
Campania (, also , , , ) is an administrative Regions of Italy, region of Italy; most of it is in the south-western portion of the Italian peninsula (with the Tyrrhenian Sea to its west), but it also includes the small Phlegraean Islands and the i ...
in the
province of Avellino.
The town occupies a hilltop at of elevation, in the
Daunian Mountains
Daunian Mountains (in Italian Monti della Daunia or Monti Dauni, or also improperly Subappennino Dauno) are a mountain range in southern Italy, constituting the eastern appendix of the Campanian Apennines. They occupy the western fringe of Capita ...
along the
Apennines
The Apennines or Apennine Mountains (; grc-gre, links=no, Ἀπέννινα ὄρη or Ἀπέννινον ὄρος; la, Appenninus or – a singular with plural meaning;''Apenninus'' (Greek or ) has the form of an adjective, which wou ...
. It is not far from
Foggia
Foggia (, , ; nap, label= Foggiano, Fògge ) is a city and former ''comune'' of Apulia, in Southern Italy, capital of the province of Foggia. In 2013, its population was 153,143. Foggia is the main city of a plain called Tavoliere, also known ...
on the rich agricultural plains of the
Tavoliere delle Puglie
300px, The Tavoliere seen from the Gargano promontory.
The Tavoliere delle Puglie (; ) is a plain in northern Apulia, southern Italy, occupying nearly a half of the Capitanata traditional region. It covers a surface of c. 3,000 km², once co ...
in the east, nor from
Naples
Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...
to the west. Population increases in summer when many of its migrant labour force return home to take up temporary residence and visit family.
Accadia borders the municipalities of
Bovino
Bovino is a '' comune'' and hill town at the eastern side of the Apennines in the province of Foggia, Apulia, southern Italy.
Located within the woody Daunian Mountains as a terrace over the Tavoliere plains, Bovino is currently a member of the ...
,
Deliceto
Deliceto ( Irpinian: ) is a small town and ''comune'' in the province of Foggia, from which it is , in the Apulia region of southeast Italy. Adjacent towns are Ascoli Satriano (to the east); Bovino, Castelluccio dei Sauri (to the north and the ...
,
Monteleone di Puglia
Monteleone di Puglia ( Irpinian: ) is a hill town and ''comune'' of the province of Foggia in the Apulia region of south-eastern Italy.
Its territory borders the municipalities of Accadia, Anzano di Puglia, Ariano Irpino ( AV), Panni, San Soss ...
,
Panni, and
Sant'Agata di Puglia
Sant'Agata di Puglia ( Pugliese: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Foggia in the Apulia region of southeast Italy.
Its territory borders the municipalities of Accadia, Anzano di Puglia, Candela, Deliceto, Lacedonia ( AV), Monteleone ...
.
History
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The town originated as a settlement of
Daunians
The Daunians ( el, Δαύνιοι, Daúnioi; la, Daunii) were an Iapygian tribe that inhabited northern Apulia in classical antiquity. Two other Iapygian tribes, the Peucetians and the Messapians, inhabited central and southern Apulia respectiv ...
(or maybe
Hirpini
The Hirpini (Latin: ') were an ancient Samnite tribe of Southern Italy. While generally regarded as having been Samnites, sometimes they are treated as a distinct and independent nation. They inhabited the southern portion of Samnium, in the more ...
) during the 1st millennium BC. Later it was part of the
Roman Empire
The Roman Empire ( la, Imperium Romanum ; grc-gre, Βασιλεία τῶν Ῥωμαίων, Basileía tôn Rhōmaíōn) was the post-Republican period of ancient Rome. As a polity, it included large territorial holdings around the Mediterr ...
. Its name stems from Latin ''aqua cadiva'' ("falling water"),
which contrasts with nearby Acquatorta village ("channeled water").
In the past it had a much larger population. A
Neapolitan
Neapolitan means of or pertaining to Naples, a city in Italy; or to:
Geography and history
* Province of Naples, a province in the Campania region of southern Italy that includes the city
* Duchy of Naples, in existence during the Early and Hig ...
army sacked it during the
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Food and drink
* Bourbon whiskey, an American whiskey made using a corn-based mash
* Bourbon barrel aged beer, a type of beer aged in bourbon barrels
* Bourbon biscuit, a chocolate sandwich biscuit
* A beer produced by Bras ...
period. They took the town gates as booty, and these are still in the civic museum in Naples. These events are recorded on a
frieze
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on the clock tower on the main square in the centre of the town. There is one remaining
Roman arch
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Roman Arch was most famous for winning the 2006 Australian Cup at the odds of 60/1 with the TAB. His other grou ...
at a former entrance to the town.
There has been extensive redevelopment of the former old quarter of town, which was abandoned after an earthquake in the 1930s. At this time a large portion of the population emigrated and established a colony in
Buffalo, New York, in the United States.
Twin towns
*
San Marco in Lamis, Italy, since 2008
Accadia has also a friendship agreement with
Spello
Spello (in Antiquity: Hispellum) is an ancient town and ''comune'' (township) of Italy, in the province of Perugia in eastern-central Umbria, on the lower southern flank of Mt. Subasio. It is 6 km (4 mi) NNW of Foligno and 10 km ( ...
, also in Italy.
References
External links
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Cities and towns in Apulia
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