Conza della Campania

Conza della Campania is an Italian municipality of 1,256 inhabitants in the province of Avellino in Campania. Conza is located in the valley of the Ofanto river, halfway between Lioni and Calitri, along the fast-flowing road (called "Ofantina", partially on the Appia and then on the SS 401) that connects Avellino with Melfi and Barletta. It is connected by road to the Conza saddle, which marks the entrance to the province of Salerno. Following the 1980 earthquake, the historic town, on the hill read more

Conza della Campania is an Italian municipality of 1,256 inhabitants in the province of Avellino in Campania. Conza is located in the valley of the Ofanto river, halfway between Lioni and Calitri, along the fast-flowing road (called "Ofantina", partially on the Appia and then on the SS 401) that connects Avellino with Melfi and Barletta. It is connected by road to the Conza saddle, which marks the entrance to the province of Salerno. Following the 1980 earthquake, the historic town, on the hill and near the ancient Compsa, remained uninhabited; it remains in the process of being renovated for historical-tourist purposes. The temporary town, made up of prefabricated buildings, arose along the southern shore of the lake near the industrial area; it is now uninhabited and partially abandoned. The new Conzano settlement, built a few years after the earthquake, is located at the foot of the hill on which the historic town stands. read less

Simply called Conza until 1860, it was an important city of the Irpini although, according to recent studies, it is possible that the original Samnite settlement was located in the Monte Oppido area (south of Lioni) and only subsequently transferred to the Conza area following the Roman conquest.