Avella
Avella | |
|---|---|
| Comune di Avella | |
Location of Avella | |
| Coordinates: 40°57′36″N 14°36′5″E / 40.96000°N 14.60139°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Campania |
| Province | Avellino (AV) |
| Area | |
• Total | 29.39 km2 (11.35 sq mi) |
| Population (2018-01-01) | |
• Total | 7,810 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Patron saint | Saint Sebastian |
| Saint day | 20 January |
| Website | www |
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Avella is a town and comune in the province of Avellino, Campania, southern Italy. It is renowned for the cultivation of hazelnuts, whose specific name (Corylus avellana) derives precisely from this territory.