Avellino is a town and comune (township) of Italy, the capital of the Avellino province in eastern Campania, at 40°55N 14°46E, 351 meters (1152 ft) above sea-level. It is 42 km (19 mi) ENE of Naples, and the 2003 census gave it 54,300 inhabitants. Avellino is the seat of a diocese.
The Roman forerunner of the town was Abellinum, some ruins of which can be seen near the modern village of Atripalda, 4 km (2.5 mi) E.
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