Montecalvo Irpino
Montecalvo Irpino | |
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| Comune di Montecalvo Irpino | |
The municipality of Montecalvo Irpino within the province of Avellino | |
Location of Montecalvo Irpino | |
| Coordinates: 41°11′48″N 15°2′3″E / 41.19667°N 15.03417°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Campania |
| Province | Avellino (AV) |
| Frazioni | Corsano, Malvizza mud volcanoes |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mirko Iorillo |
| Area | |
• Total | 53.53 km2 (20.67 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 623 m (2,044 ft) |
| Population (1 January 2017) | |
• Total | 3,663 |
| • Density | 68/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Montecalvesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 83037 |
| Dialing code | 0825 |
| Patron saint | St. Felix |
| Saint day | 30 August |
| Website | Official website |
Montecalvo Irpino is a town and comune in the province of Avellino, Campania, southern Italy.
Located upon a hill oversighting Ufita Valley, the town is known for its bread (pane di Montecalvo), which is granted the |PAT quality mark, and Irpinia - Colline dell'Ufita DOP olive oil.
In the countryside there are the ruins of Corsano fortified village, devastated by 1656 plague and since abandoned, and Malvizza bullae, the widest mudpot field in Southern Italy.