|
Utenti Online
|
|
|
 Visitatori on-line:10
Utenti on-line: 0
Non sei Registrato?
Clicca qui |
|
History and culture
|  Atripalda
Land of history, of faith and of merchants in the heart of the green Irpinia
Developed around the Specus Martyrum (IV century) and the castle of Truppoaldo from which the name was taken (X century), Atripalda boasts a millenary history that has its roots in the city of Abellinum, of which conspicuous testimonies continue to come to light in the area of the Civita and Capo la Torre. As a feud of the Capece family (in October 1254 Marino and Corrado helped king Manfredi to escape towards Lucera and they gave him hospitality in the castle of Atripalda) and of the Orsini family, from the XIII-XIV centuries, the city recorded a remarkable economic development that favoured urban expansion but, at the same time, increased reasons for disagreement with the city of Avellino.
From 1564 to 1806 Atripalda was dominated by the Caracciolo, who fixed their residence in an imposing palace, of which we can still admire the powerful structures and the beautiful park both dating back to the late Renaissance. During this period Atripalda experienced one of the most intensive periods of its history. In 1584 the church of S. Ippolisto, risen since the XII century on the Specus Martyrum, obtained autonomy from the clergy of Avellino, while the Caracciolo were giving particular impulse to the economic activities and to the cultural life: they strengthened customs control and developed iron, paper and, above all, wool industries along the flow of the river Sabato and supported L’Accademia degli Incerti with enlightened patronage.
Between the end of the XVI century and the beginning of the XVIII century the city assumed the urban order that it would have preserved up to the second half of the XIX century: Santa Maria street (today known as via Belli), where the homonymous church, annexed to the convent of the Dominican Pilgrim Fathers, is situated (XII-XVIII century), was enriched by noble buildings, while beyond the river Sabato, along the boundary walls of Abellinum, the convent and church of S. Giovanni Battista (end of XVI century), the church of Maddalena (XVII century), the convent of the Augustinian Pilgrim Fathers with the attached church of S. Nicola (XVII century) were built.
By the end of the XVIII century and then in the XIX century, Atripalda spread out on the other side of the river Sabato, towards largo mercato where, in 1885, a new Customhouse was built.
Although Atripalda was seriously damaged by the earthquake of 1980, during the last few years its ancient commercial vocation has been expanded towards archaeological, artistic-religious and eno-gastronomic tourism.
Amongst the renowned men of Atripalda we can remember: the jurist Francesco Rapolla (1701-1762); the martyr of the Neapolitan revolution of 1799 Giuseppe Cammarota (1764-1800); the police captain Raffaele Aversa (1906-1944) massacred to the Pits Ardeatine; the scholar and patriot Raffaele Masi (1817-1876), friend and correspondent of Alessandro Manzoni; the historians Leopoldo Cassese (1901-1960) and Vittorio De Caprariis (1924-1964).
|
|
|
|
|
|
News
|
|
| |
|
|
Area Riservata
|
|
| |
Crea un tuo account. Come utente registrato potrai partecipare al forum.Clicca Qui!. |
|
Regione Campania
