Mercogliano

Comune in Campania, Italy

Location of Mercogliano

40°55′33″N 14°44′34″E / 40.92583°N 14.74278°E / 40.92583; 14.74278CountryItalyRegionCampaniaProvinceAvellino (AV)FrazioniMontevergine, Torelli, TorretteGovernment

• MayorVittorio D'AlessioArea

^[1]

• Total19.76 km² (7.63 sq mi)Elevation

550 m (1,800 ft)Population

(31 March 2022)^[2]

• Total11,567 • Density590/km² (1,500/sq mi)DemonymMercoglianesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

83013

Dialing code0825Patron saintSan ModestinoSaint dayFebruary 14WebsiteOfficial website

Mercogliano is an Italian town and comune in the province of Avellino, Campania, southern Italy.

Geography

Mercogliano is a hill town located near the western suburb of Avellino and below the mount Partenio (or Montevergine). The municipality borders with Avellino, Monteforte Irpino, Mugnano del Cardinale, Ospedaletto d'Alpinolo, Quadrelle and Summonte.

It counts three hamlets (frazioni):

Montevergine: located near the summit of mount Partenio and home of the homonym sanctuary, is linked to Mercogliano by the Montevergine funicular.
Torelli: it is a village located on the road between Torrette and Mercogliano.
Torrette: located on a plain next to Avellino, it is the commercial hub of the municipality. The exit "Avellino Ovest" (Av. West) of the A16 motorway serves the locality.

Main sights

Catholic Sanctuary of Montevergine
Loreto Abbey Palace near Torelli^[3]

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
^ (in Italian) Loreto Abbey Palace on cir.campania.beniculturali.it Archived 2013-08-05 at the Wayback Machine