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Pietradefusi

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Country
  
Italy

Elevation
  
400 m (1,300 ft)

Dialing code
  
0825

Local time
  
Friday 6:49 PM

Postal code
  
83030

Dialling code
  
0825

Province / Metropolitan city
  
Avellino (AV)

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Area
  
9 km²

Province
  
Province of Avellino

Region
  
Campania

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Frazioni
  
Dentecane, Sant'Angelo a Cancelli, Sant'Elena Irpina, Pappaceci

Weather
  
18°C, Wind SW at 11 km/h, 55% Humidity

Pietradefusi is a comune in the province of Avellino, Campania, Italy.

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Map of 83030 Pietradefusi, Province of Avellino, Italy

History

According to some scholars, Pietradefusi lies on the site of the ancient Fusolae, a town cited by Livy as an ally of Hannibal during the Punic Wars, and which was later destroyed by the Romans.

The origins of the town are medieval (cited first from 1298) and it was fiefdom of many noble families such as the De Souzi, the De Tocco and the Acquaviva, but was also governed a long time by the Santa Casa dell'Annunziata of Naples. The Jesuits remember the town because one of their generals Claudio of Aragona, was born here in the times of Francesco Borgia.

Cardinal Niccolò Coscia was born here.

Main sights and cultural events

  • The Medieval Tower, located in the highest point of the town, was built in 1431 by Giacomo de Tocco. Around the Tower around the first dwellings rose.
  • The church of Collegiata (1700). The facade is from 1596. Ruined during the French occupation in 1799, it was rebuilt in 1827.
  • The church of St. Paulus (1800) situated in the center of Dentecane.

    • According to the tradition, the church of S. Apollinare and S. Spirito (no more existing) housed frescoes by Giotto.

    Pietradefusi hosts is a Cinema Festival in September.

    References

    Pietradefusi Wikipedia
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