Avellino The heart of the Campania Region rural countryside Avellino, finds itself in the  Campania region, south area of Italy  Sabato River , east of Naples.Avellino means the strong Hold of the Hirpini ( ancient Italic people ) later on it became an Roman Colony and later on it was conquered by the Lombard's in the 8th Century and was detroyed by the Holy Roman Emperor Otto the 1st.

In the rising of 1820, the first attempt was made to obtain a constitution from the king of Naples. The city became part of the Italian kingdom in 1860. Avellino is largely modern, for it has suffered from numerous earthquakes in its history, the most recent in 1980. Notable landmarks are the 12th-century cathedral, which was rebuilt in 1868; the provincial archaeological museum; and the ruins of the Lombard castle where in 1130 the antipope Anacletus II conceded the titles of king of Sicily, Apulia, Calabria, and Capua to the Norman Roger II of Altavilla, duke of Calabria. On the nearby Monte Vergine is the famous Benedictine monastery and sanctuary of Montevergine, founded in 1119 and visited by thousands of pilgrims annually.

An agricultural trade centre, Avellino manufactures food products, wine, felt hats, and woollen cloth. Sulfur is mined in the district. Pop. (2006 est.) mun., 56,928.