Parolise (
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 village 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 ...
'' of the
province of Avellino
The Province of Avellino ( it, Provincia di Avellino) is a province in the Campania region of Southern Italy. The area is characterized by numerous small towns and villages scattered across the province; only two towns have a population over 20,0 ...
in the
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 ...
region of southern
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 ...
.
Geography
Parolise lies in the upper
Irpinia
Irpinia (Modern Latin ''Hirpinia'') is a geographical and cultural region of Southern Italy. It was the inland territory of the ancient ''Hirpini'' tribe, and its extent matches approximately today's province of Avellino.
Geography
The territor ...
area of the
Apennine Mountains
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 ...
. The towns of
Candida,
Chiusano di San Domenico
Chiusano di San Domenico (Irpino: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Avellino, Campania, southern Italy. Situated at above sea level, Chiusano is on the western slope of Mount Tuoro.
History
Human presence in Chiusano can be traced t ...
,
Lapio
Lapio is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Avellino, Campania, southern Italy.
Lapio includes the frazioni of Casale Monaci, Case sparse, Cerreto, Cortejoanna, Crete, Fortuna, Tognano, and Arianiello Arianiello is a village in the muni ...
,
Montefalcione
Montefalcione (Irpino: ) is a town and ''comune'' of the province of Avellino in the Campania region of southern Italy.
The town lies on a hill which at its summit is above sea level.
In 1861 it was the location of a revolt against the newly fo ...
,
Salza Irpina
Salza Irpina (Campanian: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Avellino, Campania, southern Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in ...
and
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 Med ...
are nearby.
Economy
Parolise is known for the
Calzaturificio Scorta, that provided shoes for the nobility of Southern Italy, and boots for the
Italian Army during World War II.
Notes and references
Cities and towns in Campania
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