Caposele
Encyclopedia
Caposele is a town and comune
in the province of Avellino
, Campania
, Italy
.
The town was seriously damaged by the Irpinian earthquake of 1980.
It borders with Calabritto
, Bagnoli Irpino
, Lioni
, Teora
, Conza della Campania
, Castelnuovo di Conza
, Laviano
and Valva
.
The civil parishes (frazioni
) are Buoninventre and Materdomini
. Materdomini was the death place of Gerard Majella
and for the Basilica dedicated to him.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
in the province of Avellino
Province of Avellino
The Province of Avellino is a province in the Campania region of Italy. The area is typified by many small towns and villages scattered across the province; in fact only two towns have a population over 20,000; its capital city Avellino and Ariano Irpino....
, Campania
Campania
Campania is a region in southern Italy. The region has a population of around 5.8 million people, making it the second-most-populous region of Italy; its total area of 13,590 km² makes it the most densely populated region in the country...
, Italy
Italy
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.
The town was seriously damaged by the Irpinian earthquake of 1980.
It borders with Calabritto
Calabritto
Calabritto is an Italian town and a commune in the province of Avellino, Campania, Italy. As of 2009 its population was of 2,567.-History:The town was struck by the 1980 Irpinia earthquake on November 23. The town had to be rebuilt after the serious damage that was inflicted. It is in the...
, Bagnoli Irpino
Bagnoli Irpino
Bagnoli Irpino is a town and comune in the province of Avellino, Campania, Italy.The bordering municipalities of Bagnoli are Acerno , Calabritto, Caposele, Lioni, Montella and Nusco....
, Lioni
Lioni
Lioni is a town and comune in the province of Avellino, Campania, Italy. Its population was, in 2008, of 6,390 .-History:The town's name appears for the first time in a deed of gift dated 883, with which the Lombard prince Sicardo granted the abbess of S...
, Teora
Teora
Teora is a small town and comune in the province of Avellino, in the Campania region of southern Italy.-Geography:Teora is bordered by the towns of Caposele, Conza della Campania, Lioni and Morra De Sanctis.-History:...
, Conza della Campania
Conza della Campania
Conza della Campania is a comune in the province of province of Avellino in the region of Campania in Italy.-Early history:...
, Castelnuovo di Conza
Castelnuovo di Conza
Castelnuovo di Conza is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of southwestern Italy. The town suffered a major earthquake in the early 1980s, but has since been rebuilt. The town now has many new colourful homes and courtyards.-External links:*...
, Laviano
Laviano
Laviano is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy....
and Valva
Valva (SA)
Valva is an Italian town and municipality in the Province of Salerno in the south-western region of Campania. As of 2009 its population was of 1,784.-Geography:...
.
The civil parishes (frazioni
Frazione
A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...
) are Buoninventre and Materdomini
Materdomini (Caposele)
Materdomini is an Italian hamlet situated in the municipality of Caposele, Province of Avellino, Campania. As of 2009 its population was of 735 .-History:...
. Materdomini was the death place of Gerard Majella
Gerard Majella
Saint Gerard Majella is a Roman Catholic saint. He is the saint whose intercession is requested for children , childbirth, mothers , motherhood, falsely accused people, good confessions, lay brothers and Muro Lucano,...
and for the Basilica dedicated to him.