Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi

Infobox CityIT
official_name = Comune di Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi
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elevation_m = 875
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area_total_km2 = 54
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population_as_of = 02/2007
population_total = 4472
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population_density_km2 = 78
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gentilic = Santangiolesi
telephone = 0827
postalcode = 83054
frazioni = Vedi elenco
saint = Michael the Archangel
day = 29 September
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name = Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi
website = http://www.comune.santangelodeilombardi.av.it

Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi is a town and "comune" in the province of Avellino, in the Campania region of southern Italy.

Geography

Sitting on a hilltop near the Fredano river, the town is home to a cathedral and a dn|Lombard Castle. It is bordered by Guardia Lombardi, Lioni, Morra De Sanctis, Nusco, Rocca San Felice, Torella dei Lombardi and Villamaina.

Nearby is the the Benedictine Abbey of San Guglielmo al Goleto.

History

The name "Sant'Angelo" derives from the town's patron saint Michael the Archangel. Lombardi is derived from the Lombards who settled there around 1000 AD. The cathedral was originally built in the 11th century and was rebuilt in the 16th century. Also near the Piazza of Andrea is the castle of Lombards, which was built around the first half of the 10th century. Initially it was a jail/prison/fort then later modified to serve as a castle. There is a small pathway that was constructed under the castle and from there it leads to the main town square where there lied an underground prison.

The town was virtually destroyed by a magnatude 6.9 earthquake on 23 November 1980, sometimes referred to as the Irpinia earthquake. The town has been almost completely reconstructed, the nave of the cathedral and the Chiesa di San Marco collapsed but have been restored; work continues on parts of the castle that were damaged.Fact|date=March 2008 Though it is interesting to note that a few years ago the main floor of the castle was open to the public just as a small exhibit during the summer, but since then it has been closed off to the public.

Notes and references

External links

* [http://www.goleto.it/ www.goleto.it] Abbey of San Guglielmo al Goleto