Mirabella Eclano
One of the oldest villages of considerable historical importance between the valleys of Calore and Ufita, a land of authentic flavors and the Tirata del Carro, a community rite between the sacred and the profane. The municipality is part of the Union of Terre di Mezzo municipalities
Origin of name: The etymology of the name derives from the union of "mira", which has the meaning of "to look", and "bellum" in reference to the beauty of the place, while the term "Eclano" derives from Aeclanum, an ancient Samnite center located in the area . The inhabitants are called Mirabellans and the Madonna del Latte is their patron.
Physical geography: warm and temperate climate. In summer there is much less rain than in winter. The average temperature is 14.1 ° C. The average annual rainfall is 1058 mm. The village rises at 372 m a.s.l., between the Calore basin and the Ufita valley, in the historical-geographical district of Irpinia. The minimum altitude of its territory is 189 m a.s.l., the maximum one is 665 m a.s.l.
Symbols: Coat of arms - «blue to the silver phoenix placed on flames rising from three piles of ruins founded on the grassy plain, all natural: it phoenix looking at a horizontal golden sun on the left
Honors: City Title - ribbon for ordinary uniform "Royal decree" - October 26, 1873
Twinning: Bernalda
Typical dishes
Mugliatiello
Lamb entrails, seasoned with garlic and parsley.
This dish is one of the emblems of the food and wine tradition of the province of Avellino. And above all of the Easter one. It was the classic Easter day appetizer and a prelude to the rich menu that appeared on the tables of the Irpinia peasants no more than two or three times a year. Originally it did not cover the "role" of appetizer, but of second course because the "fifth quarter" (the entrails), was the only part of the animal snubbed by the "gentlemen", who at Easter brought the legs and legs to their table. the delicious lamb chops, therefore the less well-off classes touched the less noble parts of the lamb and that is the mugliatielli which, basically, are made with the entrails of the animal. Hence the tradition of this exquisite dish, which includes numerous variations, and countless ways to cook them.
Ciciruottoli
Puff pastry cakes filled with chickpea puree and chocolate
History
Mirabella Eclano has very ancient origins, as evidenced by some archaeological finds from the Eenolithic age. A place of passage between the Valle del Calore and the Valle dell'Ufita, located along the very important Via Appia, the town, first called Aeclanum then Quintodecimo, quickly developed to become the most important strategic and commercial center of the Sannio- Irpino. Subsequently, the transfer to a safer and more defensible place, that is, further back than those important communica read more
