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{{Infobox Italian comune
| name                = Atripalda
| official_name       = Comune di Atripalda
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| image_skyline       = PiazzaUmbertoI-Atripalda.jpg
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| image_caption       = The central "Piazza [[Umberto I of Italy|Umberto I]]"
| image_shield        = Atripalda-Stemma.svg
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| coordinates         = {{coord|40|55|0|N|14|49|32|E|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes = 
| region              = [[Campania]]
| province            = [[Province of Avellino|Avellino]] (AV)
| frazioni            = 
| mayor_party         = 
| mayor               = Paolo Spagnuolo
| area_footnotes      = 
| area_total_km2      = 8.59
| population_footnotes = <ref>{{in lang|it}} [http://demo.istat.it/bilmens2011gen/index.html Source]: [[National Institute of Statistics (Italy)|ISTAT]] 2011</ref>
| population_total    = 10968
| population_as_of    = 31 December 2017
| pop_density_footnotes = 
| population_demonym  = Atripaldesi
| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m         = 294
| twin1               = 
| twin1_country       = 
| saint               = St. Sabino of Avellino
| day                 = February 9
| postal_code         = 83042
| area_code           = 0825
| website             = {{official website|http://www.comune.atripalda.av.it}}
| footnotes           = 
}}
'''Atripalda''' is a town and ''[[comune]]'' in the [[province of Avellino]], [[Campania]], southern [[Italy]].

==History==
The town is the home of the ruins of ''[[Abellinum]]'', the [[Ancient Rome|Ancient Roman]] [[Avellino]].<ref>{{in lang|it}} [http://www.archeosa.beniculturali.it/?center=sito&id_sito=31 The Ruins of Abellinum]</ref> A large than life-size Roman marble statue of a veiled [[Ordination of women|priestess]] from Atripalda can be found in the [[British Museum]]'s collection.<ref>[https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/G_1873-0820-741 British Museum Collection]</ref>

==Geography==
Part of the urban area of Avellino, Atripalda is bordered by the municipalities of [[Aiello del Sabato]], [[Avellino]], [[Cesinali]], [[Manocalzati]], [[San Potito Ultra]], [[Santo Stefano del Sole]] and [[Sorbo Serpico]].

==Transport==
The final exit "Avellino" of the [[Raccordo autostradale RA2|RA02 motorway]] from [[Salerno]] is located in west of Atripalda, and the [[Autostrada A16 (Italy)|A16]] exit "Avellino Est", near its eastern suburb. A [[dual carriageway]] from [[Mercogliano]] and Avellino links both the motorways and crosses Atripalda. The town is also crossed by the [[State highway (Italy)|state highway]] SS7 ''[[Appian Way|Via Appia]]''.

As for rail transport, Atripalda's southern suburb is widely crossed by the [[Avellino-Rocchetta Sant'Antonio railway|Avellino-Lioni-Rocchetta line]] without a station. This is mainly because [[Avellino railway station]] is situated close to its municipal borders.

==Notable People==
*[[Vincenzo Della Pietra]] (born 2002) - footballer

==See also==
*[[Lords of Atripalda]]

==References==
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==External links==
atripalda.homeip.net{{commonscat-inline}}

{{Province of Avellino}}

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[[Category:Cities and towns in Campania]]


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