Guardia Lombardi
Also known as Guardia dei Lombardi
comune in Campania, Italy
Key facts
- Frazioni
- Borgo Le Taverne, Guardia Lombardi, Case Siconolfi, Masseria Maiorano, Pietri di Sopra, Rione Forche, Rione Fornace, Rione Montemarano, Santa Maria Manganelli
- Mayor
- Dott. Francescantonio Siconolfi
- Total
- 55.77 km (21.53 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 998 m (3,274 ft)
- Density
- 30.45/km (78.86/sq mi)
- Demonym
- Guardiesi ( singular</span>"}]]}'>sing. guardiese )
- Time zone
- UTC+1 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+2 ( CEST )
- Dialing code
- 0827
- Istat code
- 064040
- Patron saint
- Pope Leo IX
- Saint day
- 19 April
Article
Guardia Lombardi ( Italian: [ˈɡwardja lomˈbardi]; Irpinian dialect: La Uàrdia [la ˈwardjə]) is a small town and comune (municipality) in the Province of Avellino in Campania, Italy. At an elevation of 998 metres (3,274 ft), it is located in Irpinia in the Apennine Mountains of Southern Italy. It has experienced a number of major earthquakes throughout its history that have devastated the town, and is considered within zone 1 of the Protezione Civile's seismic classification index, indicating very high seismicity.
The town was first settled by the Lombards in the late sixth century as a defensive outpost, giving rise to its name. As of 2017, it is home to 1,698 inhabitants.