Cervinara
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Cervinara | |
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Comune di Cervinara | |
St. Januarius | |
Saint day | 19 September |
Website | Official website |
Cervinara is a town and comune in the province of Avellino, Campania, Italy.
History
According to the legend, the name "Cervinara" comes from an altar dedicated by the Romans to Ceres, goddess of the harvest. The name appears for the first time in 837 AD document, describing the donation of "castrum quod dicitur in Cerbinaria Caudetanis" to Sicard, Prince of Benevento, by the monks of San Vincenzo al Volturno. The village probably formed between the 9th and 10th centuries AD, when populations concentrated from the countryside around the fortified castle.
Cervinara was held by several feudal families, including the Filangieri, the Carafa, the Caracciolo and the Sant'Eramo. Until the early 19th century, it saw a distinctive agricultural development, mainly due to the particularly fertile soil.
During the
In the 19th century, during the
Main sights
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In 2017, the city installed a 20-meter-tall public art sculpture, "La chiave di Cervinara", by the artist Milot Alfred Mirashi.[3]
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Arrivò in Italia da profugo albanese. L'artista Milot dona un'opera al paese che lo accolse". Repubblica.it (in Italian). 2017-12-05. Retrieved 2019-01-28.