Elevation 280 m (920 ft) Time zone CET (UTC+1) Dialling code 0975 | Province / Metropolitan city Salerno (SA) Demonym(s) Aulettesi Area 35 km² Local time Thursday 12:26 PM Postal code 84031 | |
Frazioni Battaglione, Cerreta, Mattina, Ponte, Tempe di Lizzi Weather 14°C, Wind SW at 16 km/h, 61% Humidity | ||
Auletta is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.
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Map of 84031 Auletta Province of Salerno, 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.