Villanova del Battista

Villanova del Battista is an Italian city of one,619 population in the province of Avellino in Campania. According to a file of the 18en century the primary attestable denomination of the commune is Pulcarino deformation of bulgarinus , in its flip deriving from Bulgari , a term indicating the southern Slavic populations , with possible connection with the proto-Bulgarians led by means of the avaricious leader Alzeco in sixth century. Belonged to the Barony of Vico inside the 15th century , it then surpassed to the Duchy of Ariano . Originally inhabited with the aid of Schiavoni , nevertheless in 1591 it maintained the call of Polcarino de 'Schiavoni

. It is also positive that also within the sixteenth century most of the populace spoke handiest the Slavic language , a lot so that during 1584 a formal request turned into provided to the Diocese of Ariano so as to achieve the venture of an archpriest native Slavic language. Several provincial roads allow connections with the neighboring municipalities of Ariano Irpino , Flumeri and Zungoli , with the Grottaminarda go out at the A16 toll road and with the Ariano Irpino station at the Rome-Bari railway .