Caposele (
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 Avellino,
Campania
(man), it, Campana (woman)
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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 ...
. The town was seriously damaged by the
1980 Irpinia earthquake
The 1980 Irpinia earthquake ( it, Terremoto dell'Irpinia) took place in Italy on 23 November 1980, with a moment magnitude of 6.9 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (''Extreme''). It left at least 2,483 people dead, at least 7,700 injured, an ...
.
It borders with
Calabritto,
Bagnoli Irpino
Bagnoli Irpino is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Avellino, Campania, Italy.
The bordering municipalities of Bagnoli are Acerno, Calabritto, Caposele, Lioni, Montella and Nusco.
The only ''frazione'' is Laceno
Laceno is an Italia ...
,
Lioni
Lioni is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Avellino, Campania, southern Italy.
Located in western Irpinia, in the Monti Picentini natural park, the municipality borders with Bagnoli Irpino, Calabritto, Caposele, Morra De Sanctis, Nusco ...
,
Teora
Teora is a small town and ''comune'' in the province of Avellino, in the Campania region of southern Italy.
Geography
Teora is bordered by the towns of Caposele, Conza della Campania, Lioni and Morra De Sanctis.
History
The origin of the v ...
,
Conza della Campania
Conza della Campania (or Conza di Campania; formerly called Compsa, commonly known as Conza (Campanian: )) is a ''comune'' (municipality) and former Latin Catholic (arch)bishopric in the province of Avellino in the region of Campania in souther ...
,
Castelnuovo di Conza
Castelnuovo di Conza is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of southwestern Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is ...
,
Laviano
Laviano is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in ...
and
Valva.
The town, elevation 415m, is reputedly the origin of the
Silarius river.
The civil parishes (''
frazioni
A ''frazione'' (plural: ) is a type of subdivision of a ''comune'' (municipality) in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most ''frazioni'' were created during the Fascist era (1922–1943) as a way to consolidate territ ...
'') are Buoninventre and
Materdomini. Materdomini was the death place of
Gerard Majella
Gerard Majella (; 6 April 1726 – 16 October 1755) was an Italian lay brother of the Congregation of the Redeemer, better known as the Redemptorists, who is honored as a saint by the Catholic Church.
His intercession is sought for children, ...
; the
Basilica of San Gerardo Maiella is dedicated there to him.
References
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