Demonym(s) Monteverdesi Area 39 km² Local time Saturday 4:11 AM | Elevation 740 m (2,430 ft) Time zone CET (UTC+1) Postal code 83049 | |
Weather 8°C, Wind SW at 24 km/h, 66% Humidity | ||
Monteverde is a comune in the province of Avellino in Southern Italy.
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Map of 83049 Monteverde, Province of Avellino, Italy
History
Ancient Roman historian Livy mentions a Samnite village called Cominium Ocritum, which was crossed by Hanno, Hannibal's general, in the course of the Second Punic War; this could be identified with modern Monteverde. The nameCominium was a common toponym of the Oscans, to which the Samnites belonged, perhaps related to people's meeting places (comitia).
In the 11th century AD, it became a bishopric seat and had a bishop until 1531, when the diocese of Monteverde was merged with the diocese of Canne. From 1532 to 1641 it was a baronal seigniory, held by a branch of the Grimaldi family. The diocese was eventually cancelled in 1818.
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