Conza della Campania
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Conza della Campania
Cònze (Neapolitan) | |
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| Comune di Conza della Campania | |
| The new settlement, built after the 1980 earthquake. The new settlement, built after the 1980 earthquake. | |
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| Country | Italy |
| Region | Campania |
| Province | Avellino (AV) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Raffaele Cantarella |
| Area | |
• Total | 51.64 km2 (19.94 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 440 m (1,440 ft) |
| Population (30 June 2017) | |
• Total | 1,345 |
| • Density | 26.05/km2 (67.46/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Conzani |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISTAT code | 064030 |
| Website | Official website |
Conza della Campania or Conza di Campania, commonly known as Conza (Campanian: Cònze; ancient name: Compsa) is a comune (municipality) and former Latin Catholic (arch)bishopric in the province of Avellino in the region of Campania in southern Italy.
History
[edit | edit source]Early history
[edit | edit source]Compsa was an ancient city of the Hirpini occupied by the Carthaginian conqueror Hannibal in 216 BC.
Medieval and modern history
[edit | edit source]During the Early Middle Ages, it was a gastaldate in the Principality of Salerno. In 973, the gastald (city-based Lombard royal domain district administrator and judge) Landulf seized the principality. Later, it belonged to the Balvano, the Gesualdo, and the Mirelli families.
Recent history
[edit | edit source]The town was almost completely destroyed by the 1980 Irpinia earthquake. It was rebuilt in the area called Piano delle Briglie, 8 km (5 mi) from the former center. Conza della Campania is now a turistic attraction, since it can count among its territory the WWF Oasi, including the lake of Conza and the area outside. Conza della Campania has also about 10,000 visitors a year[citation needed] at its Archeological site, Compsa, discovered after the earthquake of 1980 that destroyed the old town.
Main sights
[edit | edit source]The main church is the Concattedrale (co-cathedral) of S. Maria Assunta. Other sights include the archaeological area of Compsa and the natural oasis of Lake Conza, an artificial basin on the Ofanto river.
See also
[edit | edit source]References
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- Brief description on Italy World Club Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
External links
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