Bisaccia

Bisaccia
Country	Italy
region	Campania
province	Avellino (AV)
Local name	Bisaccia
Coordinates	41 ° 1 ' N , 15 ° 23' E Coordinates: 41 ° 0 '47 " N , 15 ° 22' 32" E
height	860 m slm
surface	101.41 km²
Residents	3,719 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density	37 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	83044
prefix	0827
ISTAT number	064011
Popular name	bisaccesi
Patron saint	Anthony of Padua
Website	Community website

Bisaccia

Bisaccia is an Italian city with 3719 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) and was a bishopric in the province of Avellino until the 16th century . It is part of the Comunità Montana Alta Irpinia mountain community . It was destroyed in the 1980 earthquake and rebuilt near the historic site.

In ancient times the place was a city of the Samnites and was named Romulea .

Bisaccia Castle was built by the Lombards and was restored by Emperor Frederick II , who hunted in the Bisaccia forests.

Web links

Commons : Bisaccia - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
^ Edward Herbert Bunbury: Romulea . In: William Smith : Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London 1854.

[1] Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.

[2] Edward Herbert Bunbury: Romulea . In: William Smith : Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London 1854.