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Serino is a town and comune in the province of Avellino, Campania, southern Italy.
Serino | |
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| Comune di Serino | |
Location of Serino  | |
  Serino Location of Serino in Italy  Serino Serino (Campania) | |
| Coordinates: 40°51′0″N 14°52′30″E / 40.85000°N 14.87500°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Campania |
| Province | Avellino (AV) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Vito Pelosi |
| Area | |
• Total | 52.5 km2 (20.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 400 m (1,300 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2017)[2] | |
• Total | 6,968 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Serinesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 83028 |
| Dialing code | 0825 |
| Patron saint | St. Francis of Assisi |
| Saint day | 4 October |
| Website | Official website |
Famous for its very clean water source, Serino is 51 kilometres (32 mi) from Naples, 21 kilometres (13 mi) from Salerno, 8 kilometres (5 mi) from Avellino and 275 kilometres (171 mi) from Rome. Serino is known for its production of chestnuts and Aglianico wine.
It gave its name to the Roman Aqua Augusta aqueduct which it supplied.
Notable people
edit- Sabato "Simon" Rodia (1879–1965), sculptor
Twin towns
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Baia Mare, Romania, since 2003
References
edit- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat); Dati - Popolazione residente all'1/5/2009
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