Airola Explained

Airola
Official Name:Città di Airola
Coordinates:41.0667°N 48°W
Region:Campania
Province:Benevento (BN)
Mayor:Vincenzo Falzarano
Area Total Km2:14.9
Elevation M:270
Population Total:8176
Population As Of:1 January 2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Demonym:Airolani
Postal Code:82011
Area Code:0823
Istat:062001
Saint:Saint George[2]
Day:April 23

Airola is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Benevento in the Italian region Campania, located about 35 km northeast of Naples and about 20 km southwest of Benevento in the Valle Caudina, facing the Monte Taburno. Nearby is the confluence of the Tesa and Faenza streams into the Isclero River. Airola's territory is also crossed by the Acquedotto Carolino, carrying waters to the Caserta Palace.

History

Airola is mentioned for the first time in 997. Later it was a fief of Rainulf III of Alife, of Martin Toccabove and the Cortillon family. In 1460, after the siege of Ferdinand I of Naples, it was sold to the Carafa family, and was later given to Alfonso d'Avalos who, in turn, sold it to Ferrante Caracciolo in 1575.

Until 1816 it was included in the Principato Ultra of Avellino, and then was part of the Terra di Lavoro until the unification of Italy (1861), when it was annexed to the province of Benevento.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Resident population . Istat . 1 January 2020 . 27 February 2021 . 31 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210831200256/http://demo.istat.it/pop2020/index3_e.html . dead .
  2. Web site: Comune di Airola. Comuni di Italia . 30 March 2021.