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Montefalcione — Comune — Comune di Montefalcione Location of Montefalcione in Italy
MontefalcioneCoordinates: 40°57′45″N 14°53′5″E / 40.9625°N 14.88472°ECoordinates: 40°57′45″N 14°53′5″E / 40.9625°N 14.88472°E Country Italy Region Campania Province Avellino (AV) Government - Mayor Maria Antonietta Belli Area - Total 15.15 km2 (5.8 sq mi) Elevation 523 m (1,716 ft) Population (2009) - Total 3,485 - Density 230/km2 (595.8/sq mi) Demonym Montefalcionesi Time zone CET (UTC+1) - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2) Postal code 83030 Dialing code 0825 Patron saint Sant'Antonio di Padova Saint day 13 June Website Official website Montefalcione is a town and comune of the province of Avellino in the Campania region of southern Italy. The town lies on a hill which at its summit is 523 meters high.
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Montefalcione
During the first years of italian unity, the unarmed population of Montefalcione suffered a massacre by the Piedmontese soldiers that were occupying that area.[1] Similar massacres took place in Pontelandolfo, Casalduni, Pizzoli, Isernia, Scurcola Marsicana and many other places.
Festivals
The most important festival is held on the last Sunday of August in honour of Sant'Antonio di Padova (Saint Anthony of Padova) who is the patron saint of the town. The following day there is a fireworks competition in which teams from all over Campania come to compete to give the best firework display.
In May the population celebrate Saint Feliciano Martyr whose relics have been preserved since 1826 in the local church of Santa Maria di Loreto.
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Notes and references
- ^ Edoardo Spagnuolo, La rivolta di Montefalcione, storia di un'insurrezione popolare durante l'occupazione piemontese, Ed. Nazione Napoletana, 1997, pp. 159
Categories:- Cities and towns in Campania
- Communes of the Province of Avellino
- Campanian geography stubs
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