Nusco

Nusco
Nusco
—  Comune  —
Comune di Nusco
Nusco is located in Italy
Nusco
Location of Nusco in Italy
Coordinates: 40°53′N 15°5′E / 40.883°N 15.083°E / 40.883; 15.083Coordinates: 40°53′N 15°5′E / 40.883°N 15.083°E / 40.883; 15.083
Country Italy
Region Campania
Province Avellino (AV)
Frazioni Ponteromito
Government
 - Mayor Avv. Giuseppe De Mita
Area
 - Total 53 km2 (20.5 sq mi)
Elevation 914 m (2,999 ft)
Population (2001)
 - Total 4,420
 - Density 83.4/km2 (216/sq mi)
Demonym Nuscani
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 83051
Dialing code 0827
Patron saint Sant'Amato
Saint day 30 September
Website Official website

Nusco is a town and comune in the province of Avellino (Campania region) in the south of Italy, east of Naples, with c. 4,400 inhabitants. It is situated in the mountains between the valleys of the Calore lucano and Ofanto Rivers.

History

Hannibal crossed this area during the Punic Wars. As the legend goes, some of Hannibal's elephants became ensconced in the mud of the river to the east. As his elephants drowned the General mourned the death of these great beasts. As such, the river that extends through this valley became known as, and remains, the Ofanto (a corruption of Italian "elefante") River.

The Lombards built in Nusco a castle to defend the valley from the Ofanto river to the Calore one. It played a very important role between Irpinia's people until the 17th century. In the 1656 a plague struck Irpinia killing up to a third of Nusco’s population. In addition to its drastic effect on people, the plague irrevocably changed Nusco’s social structure. It started to lose its economic power, and until the second half of the 20th century Nusco’s history was strictly linked to the history of the Church.

For years the town experienced the poverty and misery of rural towns. Vestiges of feudal relationships left the peasant farmers with little richness. In the late 19th century, families left Nusco for other, wealthier regions of Italy, as well as for new opportunities in South America and the United States. These emigrants from Nusco never forgot their roots. Some of them returned to their homeland.

The earthquake in 1980 did not destroy the most ancient and important buildings.

Main sights

  • The Lombard castle (c. 9th century)
  • The cathedral. The Renaissance portal (1548) was moved to the church of St. Anthony.
  • The Church of Saint Stephen, holding the remains of Saint Amatus of Nusco.
  • The Church of St. Anthony. It stands beneath the remains of the old castle, and just beyond the Superior Gate that allowed entrance into the eastern section of the medieval town.

Twin towns



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