Forino

Comune in Campania, Italy

Location of Forino

40°51′49″N 14°44′13″E / 40.86361°N 14.73694°E / 40.86361; 14.73694CountryItalyRegionCampaniaProvinceAvellino (AV)FrazioniCastello, Celzi, PetruroGovernment

• MayorAntonio OlivieriArea

^[1]

• Total20.39 km² (7.87 sq mi)Elevation

420 m (1,380 ft)Population

(31 December 2017)^[2]

• Total5,357 • Density260/km² (680/sq mi)DemonymForinesi^[3]Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

83020

Dialing code0825Patron saintSaint Nicholas of Bari^[3]Saint day6 DecemberWebsiteOfficial website

Forino (Irpino: Furìnë) is a town and comune in the province of Avellino, Campania, southern Italy.

Geography

The town, located on a hillside between Salerno and Avellino, borders with the municipalities of Bracigliano, Contrada, Monteforte Irpino, Montoro, Moschiano and Quindici.

History

On 8 May 663 AD the town was the scene of a battle between the Byzantine army of Constans II and the Lombard army of Romuald I of Benevento, son of Grimoald I and duke of Benevento. According to legend, St. Michael made an apparition in this battle on the side of the Lombards. After this crushing defeat, Constans retired to Naples and gave up his attempts to expel the Lombards from south Italy.^[4]

According to other sources, the battle took place at Calore Irpino, where the Calore river joins with the Volturno.

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ (in Italian) Source: Istat 2010
^ ^a ^b (in Italian) General infos about Forino (frazioni, gentilic, population, patron saint etc) on the municipal website Archived 2012-08-22 at the Wayback Machine
^ (in Italian) History of Forino on the municipal website Archived 2012-08-22 at the Wayback Machine