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Bisaccia is an Italian town and comune, population 4,382, situated in the province of Avellino. It borders the communes of Andretta, Aquilonia, Calitri, Guardia Lombardi, Lacedonia, Scampitella and Vallata.
Bisaccia | |
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| Comune di Bisaccia | |
Location of Bisaccia  | |
  Bisaccia Location of Bisaccia in Italy  Bisaccia Bisaccia (Campania) | |
| Coordinates: 41°0′47″N 15°22′32″E / 41.01306°N 15.37556°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Campania |
| Province | Province of Avellino (AV) |
| Frazioni | Calaggio, Macchitella, Oscata, Pastina, Pedurza, Piani San Pietro, Tuoro |
| Area | |
• Total | 101.41 km2 (39.15 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 860 m (2,820 ft) |
| Population (2005)[2] | |
• Total | 4,148 |
| • Density | 41/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Bisaccesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 83044 |
| Dialing code | 0827 |
| ISTAT code | 064011 |
| Patron saint | Sant'Antonio di Padova |
| Saint day | 13 June [3] |
| Website | Official website[permanent dead link] |
Bisaccia has its own Bisaccese dialect.
History
editBisaccia's Castle, made by the Lombards, was repaired by Emperor Frederick II, who went to hunt in the woods near Bisaccia. Famous writers as Torquato Tasso and Francesco de Sanctis visited Bisaccia.
After the 1930 Irpinia earthquake, a new town was built near the historic centre. Like other remote towns, Bisaccia offers houses for 1 euro on the condition that the buyers restore the houses.[4]
Ecclesiastical History
editIt was a bishopric from before 1100. In 1540, the Diocese of Bisaccia was suppressed and its territory merged into the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi–Bisaccia, which became the present Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi–Conza–Nusco–Bisaccia.
Notable people
edit- Mario Procaccino, lawyer, comptroller, and candidate for Mayor of New York City.
- Emmanuel Fratianni, Famous Conductor, Composer and Pianist
See also
edit- Polisportiva Bisaccese: a football club based in the town.
Notes
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- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ Comune di Bisaccia: Informazioni turistiche, Prefisso telefonico, Cap 83044
- ^ Marchetti, Silvia (2020). "Another Italian town is selling dozens of $1 homes". CNN.
Sources and external links
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