Montella
Montella | |
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| Comune di Montella | |
Montella from above | |
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Coat of arms | |
Montella Location of Montella in Italy Montella Montella (Campania) | |
| Coordinates: 40°51′N 15°1′E / 40.850°N 15.017°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Campania |
| Province | Avellino (AV) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rizieri Buonopane |
| Area | |
• Total | 83.32 km2 (32.17 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 546 m (1,791 ft) |
| Population (30 November 2017) | |
• Total | 7,699 |
| • Density | 92.40/km2 (239.3/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Montellese |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 83048 |
| Dialing code | 0827 |
| Patron saint | St. Roch |
| Saint day | 16 August |
| Website | Official website |
Montella (Neapolitan: Monteddra) is an Italian town and comune (municipality) in the province of Avellino, Campania, with a population of 7,699. The zone was inhabited already in the Neolithic period. The town was founded by the Samnites in the 1st millennium BC, to become a municipality of the Roman Empire and a town under the Lombards.