Eboli

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Eboli
Comune
Comune di Eboli
Coat of arms
Location of Eboli
UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	84020, 82025
Dialing code	0828
Patron saint	Saint Vitus
Saint day	15 June
Website	Official website

Eboli (Ebolitano: Jevule) is a town and comune of Campania, southern Italy, in the province of Salerno.^[3]

An agricultural centre, Eboli is known mainly for olive oil and for its dairy products, among which the famous buffalo mozzarella from the area.

History

Archaeological excavations have shown that the Eboli area has been inhabited since the

civilization.

The ancient Eburum was a Lucanian city, mentioned by Pliny the Elder, not far away from the Campanian border. It laid above the Via Popilia, which followed the line taken by the modern railway.^[3] The Romans gave it the status of municipium.

The town was destroyed first by Alaric I in 410 AD, and then by the Saracens in the 9th and 10th centuries. Later it served as a stronghold of the Principality of Salerno, with a massive castle built by Robert Guiscard.

During the 1930s Eboli was able to expand into the plain after a project of land reclamation carried out by the Fascist government. It was severely damaged during the 1980 Irpinia earthquake.

Geography

Eboli is located at the feet of Montedoro, a peripheral spur of the Monte Raione-Monte Ripalta group. Its territory, which is 90% plain, is formed by the alluvial plain of the Sele river, which bounds it southwards. The remaining part comprises hills part of the Monti Picentini Regional Park.

Eboli borders with

and Taverna Nova.

Main sights

The main attraction is the Colonna castle (11th century). Scanty remains of the ancient polygonal walls (4th century BC) can still be seen, as well as of a Roman imperial villa in the locality of Paterno. Eboli is also home to several 15th-16th century palazzi.

The sacristy of St. Francis contains two 14th century pictures, one by Roberto da Oderisio of Naples.

Notable is the

, (1076) located at the bottom of the hill of Montedoro, where the old medieval site of the city was situated.

Culture

A local saying,

. Eboli was the location where the road and railway to Basilicata branched away from the coastal north–south routes.

Secondary schools based in Eboli are:

• Istituto di Istruzione Superiore "Perito-Levi" (liceo classico, liceo artistico, and liceo musicale e coreutico)
• Liceo scientifico "A. Gallotta"
• Istituto di Istruzione Superiore "Mattei-Fortunato" (
  istituto professionale
  )
• Liceo delle Scienze Umane
  Piaget (private)

Twin towns

• Pastrana, Spain

In media

There is a film based on the book (in English, Christ Stopped at Eboli).

Notable people

• Filippo Gibbone (1880–), bishop.

See also

• S.S. Ebolitana 1925

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Eboli.

• Eboli official website (in Italian)