Pratola Serra

City of engines, center of the automotive tradition, located on the right bank of the river Sabato. A place of centuries-old traditions and flavors and a land of mystery for the megalithic construction of the Dolmen

Origin of name: The etymology of the name would seem to come from the Latin pratulum (meadow), in the plural pratula; the toponym serra also derives from the Latin meaning "hill" or "high ground". The inhabitants are called Pratolani and Maria Ss. Addolorata and San Gerardo Maiella are their patrons.

The ancient origin of Pratola Serra is linked to the ancient festivals celebrated by the Irpinia populations that were held in the area since a few centuries before Christ by the peasants of the villages. These, generally Oscan and referred to as Prataliae, took place in the months of March and April in the fields. Among other historical information, it is known that during the Roman Empire the territory of Pratola Serra fell within the Civitas Abellini, colony Livia Augusta Alexandrina Abellin read more

The ancient origin of Pratola Serra is linked to the ancient festivals celebrated by the Irpinia populations that were held in the area since a few centuries before Christ by the peasants of the villages. These, generally Oscan and referred to as Prataliae, took place in the months of March and April in the fields. Among other historical information, it is known that during the Roman Empire the territory of Pratola Serra fell within the Civitas Abellini, colony Livia Augusta Alexandrina Abellinatium, registered with the Galeria tribe. In feudal times, however, the territory belonged to several families, to be purchased at the end of the sixteenth century by the Tocco di Montemiletto family and remained the property of this family until the abolition of feudalism in 1806. Today's municipality was born in 1812 from the union of the hamlet of Pratola and the medieval village of Serra. read less