Caposele (
Irpino: ) is a town and ''
comune'' in 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 ...
,
Campania,
Italy. 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
Calabritto (Irpino: ) is an Italian town and a commune in the province of Avellino, Campania, Italy. It occupies a hilly-mountainous area at the eastern tip of the Monti Picentini range.
History
The town was struck by the 1980 Irpinia earthquak ...
,
Bagnoli Irpino,
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, ...
,
Teora,
Conza della Campania,
Castelnuovo di Conza,
Laviano and
Valva.
The town, elevation 415m, is reputedly the origin of the
Silarius river
The Sele is a river in southwestern Italy. Originating from the Monti Picentini in Caposele,Meaning "top of the Sele" it flows through the region of Campania, in the provinces of Salerno and Avellino. Its mouth is in the Gulf of Salerno, on the T ...
.
The civil parishes (''
frazioni'') are Buoninventre and
Materdomini. Materdomini was the death place of
Gerard Majella; the
Basilica of San Gerardo Maiella
The Sanctuary of San Gerardo Maiella, co-located with the Basilica of Santa Maria Mater Domini, () is a Roman Catholic church and monastery complex in Materdomini, a ''frazione'' of Caposele in the Province of Avellino and the Campania region o ...
is dedicated there to him.
References
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