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Montemarano is a town and comune, former Latin bishopric and present titular see in the province of Avellino in the Campania region of southern Italy.

Key facts

Italian comune.name
Montemarano
Italian comune.official_name
Comune di Montemarano
Italian comune.image_skyline
Montemarano 20 06 2019 27.jpg
Italian comune.province
(AV)
Italian comune.mayor
Beniamino Palmieri
Italian comune.area_total_km2
34.01
Italian comune.population_total
2821
Italian comune.population_as_of
30 November 2017
Italian comune.population_demonym
Montemaranesi
Italian comune.elevation_m
820
Italian comune.saint
St. John of Montemarano
Italian comune.day
21 August
Italian comune.postal_code
83040
Italian comune.area_code
0827

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Montemarano is a town and comune, former Latin bishopric and present titular see in the province of Avellino in the Campania region of southern Italy.

== History == The existence of the town is documented since the 11th century. During the Norman rule of southern Italy, it was completely destroyed. Later it became a fiefdom of Raona of Fragneto. Other important feudal families were the Caracciolo, the Della Leonessa and the Della Marra. There is further evidence that it was a useful stopover by the Roman legions on their way to Brindisi, Terminus Appia A temple to the main Roman God, Jove was revealed decades ago dating to a style of building related to the Greeks. Hence, it is postulated that people inhabited Montemarano since BCE. A fire destroyed much of the documented evidence concerning the entire region.

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