Cervinara

Also known as Cervinara, Italy

Cervinara is a town and comune in the province of Avellino, Campania, Italy.

Key facts

Italian comune.name: Cervinara
Italian comune.official_name: Comune di Cervinara
Italian comune.image_skyline: Cervinara-Villa Comunale.jpg
Italian comune.image_shield: Cervinara-Stemma (Sodacan).svg
Italian comune.province: (AV)
Italian comune.frazioni: Castello, Curielli, Ferrari, Ioffredo, Pantanari, Pirozza, Salomoni, San Marciano, San Potito, Scalamoni, Trescine, Valle
Italian comune.mayor: Caterina Lengua
Italian comune.area_total_km2: 29.34
Italian comune.population_total: 9493
Italian comune.population_as_of: 30 November 2017
Italian comune.population_demonym: Cervinaresi
Italian comune.elevation_m: 284
Italian comune.saint: St. Januarius
Italian comune.day: 19 September
Italian comune.postal_code: 83012
Italian comune.area_code: 0824

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: comune of Italy
Official name: Cervinara
Country: Italy
Located in: Province of Avellino
Population: 8680
Area: 29.34
Elevation: 284
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Shares border with: Arpaia
Official website: www.comune.cervinara.av.it
Image: Cervinara-Villa Comunale.jpg
Dialing code: 0824
Licence plate code: AV
Patron saint: Januarius

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twinned administrative body: Piedimonte Matese
postal code: 83012
Commons category: Cervinara
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Cervinara is a town and comune in the province of Avellino, Campania, Italy.

==History== According to the legend, the name "Cervinara" comes from an altar dedicated by the Romans to Ceres, goddess of the harvest. The name appears for the first time in 837 AD document, describing the donation of "castrum quod dicitur in Cerbinaria Caudetanis" to Sicard, Prince of Benevento, by the monks of San Vincenzo al Volturno. The village probably formed between the 9th and 10th centuries AD, when populations concentrated from the countryside around the fortified castle.

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