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Comune in Campania, Italy
Auletta
Comune
Comune di Auletta
PanoramaPanorama
Auletta within the Province of SalernoAuletta within the Province of Salerno
Location of Auletta
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Coordinates: 40°33′40″N 15°25′28″E / 40.56111°N 15.42444°E / 40.56111; 15.42444
CountryItaly
RegionCampania
ProvinceSalerno (SA)
FrazioniMattina, Tempe di Lizzi
Government
 • MayorPietro Pessolano
Area
 • Total35 km (14 sq mi)
Elevation280 m (920 ft)
Population
 • Total2,290
 • Density65/km (170/sq mi)
DemonymAulettesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code84031
Dialing code0975
Patron saintSt. Donatus
Saint dayAugust 17
WebsiteOfficial website

Auletta is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.

History

S. Nicola Di Mira church.

According to a legend retold by historian Giovan Battista Pacichelli, the name of Auletta would stem from Auleto, one of Aeneas' companions. Another suggested origin is olea, the Latin word for "oil", and the town is mentioned as Olibola in 1095 and Olivola in 1131.

Auletta was already fortified around the year 1000, the castle also being built in this period.

Immediately the Unification of Italy, in 1861, the population rose against the Piedmontese Regio Esercito troops. 45 local people were killed in what is remembered as the Massacro di Auletta ("Auletta Massacre"). In 1943 it was bombed by the Allied due to the presence of a battery of German guns.

Geography

The bordering municipalities are Buccino, Caggiano, Corleto Monforte, Pertosa, Petina, Polla, Salvitelle and Sicignano degli Alburni.

See also

References

  1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. Population data from ISTAT

External links

Campania · Comuni of the Province of Salerno



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