Monteforte Irpino
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CountryItaly
FrazioniAlvanella, Campi, Fenestrelle, Gaudi, Molinelle, Vetreria
Elevation502 m (1,647 ft)
DemonymMontefortesi
Monteforte Irpino | |
|---|---|
| Comune di Monteforte Irpino | |
  Monteforte Irpino Location of Monteforte Irpino in Italy  Monteforte Irpino Monteforte Irpino (Campania) | |
| Coordinates: 40°53′34″N 14°43′10″E / 40.89278°N 14.71944°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Campania |
| Province | Avellino (AV) |
| Frazioni | Alvanella, Campi, Fenestrelle, Gaudi, Molinelle, Vetreria |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Costantino Giordano |
| Area | |
• Total | 26.70 km2 (10.31 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 502 m (1,647 ft) |
| Population (31 August 2011)[2] | |
• Total | 10,415 |
| • Density | 390.1/km2 (1,010/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Montefortesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 83024 |
| Dialing code | 0825 |
| Patron saint | St. Martin |
| Saint day | 11 November |
| Website | Official website |
Monteforte Irpino is a town and comune in the province of Avellino, Campania, Italy. A bus crash near the town killed 40 people in 2013.[3] The victims were pilgrims coming home from a trip to a Catholic shrine when the bus slid off a road near Monteforte Irpino and fell 30 metres (100 ft) off a bridge.
