Ariano Irpino

Ariano Irpino is an Italian metropolis and municipality within the province of Avellino, inside the Campania vicinity. With a population of 22,535, it is the second one-biggest town of the Irpinia district and the province, with Avellino itself being the most important. The comune was granted the legitimate reputation of Citta with the aid of a presidential decree of 1952, October 26. At an elevation of 778 metres above sea degree, Ariano Irpino is centered between the Adriatic Sea and the Tyrrhenian Sea.

It is 39 km east of Benevento, 51 km north-east of Avellino and 62 km south-west of Foggia. Formerly referred to as just Ariano, it become constructed on three hills, and because of this it's also called Citta del Tricolle. From 1868 to 1930 it turned into referred to as Ariano di Puglia. Irpinia is the call given to the location of the Apennine Mountains round Avellino and Benevento; the call derives from the Oscan word hirpus, meaning wolf.