Lacedonia

Lacedonia
Comune di Lacedonia
Location of Lacedonia
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Lacedonia is located in Italy
Lacedonia
Lacedonia
Location of Lacedonia in Italy
Lacedonia is located in Campania
Lacedonia
Lacedonia
Lacedonia (Campania)
Coordinates: 41°3′8″N 15°25′29″E / 41.05222°N 15.42472°E / 41.05222; 15.42472
CountryItaly
RegionCampania
ProvinceProvince of Avellino (AV)
Government
 • MayorAntonio Di Conza
Area
 • Total82.1 km2 (31.7 sq mi)
Elevation
732 m (2,402 ft)
Population
 (31 August 2017)[2]
 • Total2,280
 • Density28/km2 (72/sq mi)
DemonymLacedoniesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
83046
Dialing code0827
Patron saintSt. Nicholas of Myra
Saint day6 December
WebsiteOfficial website

Lacedonia (Irpinian: Cerònne[3]) is a comune in the province of Avellino, Campania region, southern Italy, overlooking the Osento River which flows into the Lago di San Pietro (Lake of Saint Peter), an artificial lake.[4] The town is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia.

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. ^ Gasca Queirazza, Giuliano, et al. 1996. Dizionario di toponomastica. Storia e significato dei nomi geografici italiani. Milano: Garzanti, p. 339.
  4. ^ "CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Lacedonia".

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