Forino | |
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| Comune di Forino | |
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Forino Location of Forino in Italy Show map of ItalyForino Forino (Campania) Show map of Campania | |
| Coordinates: 40°51′49″N 14°44′13″E / 40.86361°N 14.73694°E / 40.86361; 14.73694 | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Campania |
| Province | Avellino (AV) |
| Frazioni | Castello, Celzi, Petruro |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Antonio Olivieri |
| Area | |
• Total | 20.39 km2 (7.87 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 420 m (1,380 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2017)2 | |
• Total | 5,357 |
| • Density | 262.7/km2 (680.5/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Forinesi3 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 83020 |
| Dialing code | 0825 |
| Patron saint | Saint Nicholas of Bari3 |
| Saint day | 6 December |
| Website | Official website |
Forino (Irpino: Furìnë) is a town and comune in the province of Avellino, Campania, southern Italy.
Geography
The town, located on a hillside between Salerno and Avellino, borders with the municipalities of Bracigliano, Contrada, Monteforte Irpino, Montoro, Moschiano and Quindici.
History
On 8 May 663 AD the town was the scene of a battle between the Byzantine army of Constans II and the Lombard army of Romuald I of Benevento, son of Grimoald I and duke of Benevento. According to legend, St. Michael made an apparition in this battle on the side of the Lombards. After this crushing defeat, Constans retired to Naples and gave up his attempts to expel the Lombards from south Italy.4
According to other sources, the battle took place at Calore Irpino, where the Calore river joins with the Volturno.
References
References
- "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- (in Italian) Source: Istat 2010
- (in Italian) General infos about Forino (frazioni, gentilic, population, patron saint etc) on the municipal website Archived 2012-08-22 at the Wayback Machine
- (in Italian) History of Forino on the municipal website Archived 2012-08-22 at the Wayback Machine