The municipality of Avella rises in the Lower Irpinia area. It is a town of 7,688 inhabitants, located 207 meters above sea level and 24 km from Avellino. The territory extends for 29.39 km² and the neighboring municipalities are: Baiano, Casamarciano, Cervinara, Pannarano, Roccarainola, Rotondi, San Martino Valle Caudina, Sirignano, Sperone, Tufino and Visciano. It is crossed by the Clanio River.

The etymology of the name has several hypotheses: it would seem to come from "abblona", a Latin term that would mean "rich in apples"; from "abel" which would mean "grassy field"; while in the eighteenth century the botanist Linnaeus attributed the scientific name to the hazelnut, nux avellana, relating to the species Corylus avellana deriving from Avella. The inhabitants are called Avellani and San Sebastiano is their patron.

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Location: Avella, Avellino, Campania, Italy

Fountain of the Fisherman, Avella

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