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21-556: It borders with Calabritto , Bagnoli Irpino , Lioni , Teora , Conza della Campania , Castelnuovo di Conza , Laviano and Valva . The town, elevation 415m, is reputedly the origin of the Silarius river . The civil parishes ( frazioni ) are Buoninventre and Materdomini . Materdomini was the death place of Gerard Majella ; the Basilica of San Gerardo Maiella is dedicated there to him. This Campanian location article

42-473: A popular local legend, but none of these can be easily substantiated. [REDACTED] Media related to Calabritto at Wikimedia Commons AD 62 Pompeii earthquake On 5 February AD 62, an earthquake of an estimated magnitude of between 5 and 6 and a maximum intensity of IX or X on the Mercalli scale struck the towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum , severely damaging them. The earthquake may have been

63-567: A precursor to the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, which destroyed the same two towns. The contemporary philosopher and dramatist Seneca the Younger wrote an account of the earthquake in the sixth book of his Naturales quaestiones , entitled De Terrae Motu ( Concerning Earthquakes ). The epicentre of the earthquake lies within a zone of active extensional faulting, but close to the southern flank of Vesuvius. Analysis of focal mechanisms from

84-548: A stream called the Zagarone. It is linked with a mountain road to the ski resort and village of Laceno . It is considered part of the upper Sele valley. It borders the municipalities of Acerno ( SA ), Bagnoli Irpino , Caposele , Lioni , Senerchia and Valva (SA). It sits 460 meters above sea level on the slopes of Mount Altillo at the eastern end of the Picentini mountains. There are many springs, some of which feed into

105-570: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Calabritto Calabritto ( Irpino : Calavrìttu ) is an Italian town and a commune in the province of Avellino , Campania , Italy . It occupies a hilly-mountainous area at the eastern tip of the Monti Picentini range, in the upper Sele valley. Calabritto is a small town surrounded by the Picentini mountains in the west and crossed by Sele river in its eastern side, and

126-499: Is not yet proven. There is some uncertainty regarding the year of this earthquake. Seneca, who was writing soon after the event, describes the earthquake as occurring during the consulship of Gaius Memmius Regulus and Lucius Verginius Rufus , which would suggest the year was AD 63. In contrast Tacitus, who was writing some forty years later, describes it as occurring during the consulship of Publius Marius and Lucius Afinius Gallus , which indicates AD 62. The page for this event in

147-467: The 1962 Irpinia earthquake , and most devastatingly for Calabritto, the 1980 Irpinia earthquake . The latter, which took place on November 23, 1980, nearly destroyed the town, causing 100 deaths out of its then-3,200 population, and three hundred injuries. There were over 600 aftershocks of up to 4.2. 95% of its approximately 600 buildings were damaged. Some residents left and did not return, so its population dropped by about 20%, from 3,200 to 2,700. In

168-474: The Internet Archive . Every October it celebrates the "Festa della Castagna Calabrittana," a chestnut festival, crowning a queen ("la Castagna Regina"), and organizing hikes with the local group Calabritto Escursioni (excursions). These trips are called "Cascate e Castagne," or waterfalls and chestnuts. Participants gather chestnuts, sample chestnut products and local foods, and attend a festival in

189-551: The Asis Aqueduct, which provides water for 155 municipalities in the province of Salerno. The only civil parish ( frazione ) of the municipality is Quaglietta , autonomous municipality merged into Calabritto in 1928. Quaglietta means "little quail." Calabritto is the municipality in Campania with the largest number of waterfalls. It is surrounded by at least 14, and they are formed by various streams and rivers, including

210-549: The Ponticchio, Vallone del Lupolo, Vado Carpino, Rivezzuolo, and Zagarone. Calabritto boasts Rivezzuolo, the highest waterfall in the province of Avellino, 80 meters high. The town is known for its religious processions, in which residents carry a statue on a litter, walking slowly through the streets. On the last Sunday in July, residents walk halfway up one of the mountains to the church of The Madonna della Neve ("Our Lady of

231-614: The Sele valley. The castle may date to the Lombard era of 568 to 774. It has an irregular shape that may have been strategic. It was restored between 1988 and 2011. La Madonna della Fiume (Madonna of the River) is one of the most interesting local churches, because it is located inside of a cave and is a popular site for day hikes. Il Santuario Madonna della Neve (Shrine of Our Lady of the Snow)

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252-517: The Snows"), the patron saint of Calabritto. Many of these processions carried over to the United States, when immigrants from Calabritto and other nearby areas brought them to Hammonton, New Jersey and Newark, New Jersey from 1872 through the early 1900s. A photograph of a Calabrittani who is said to be the first Italian inhabitant of Newark, New Jersey (along with his brother-in-law) is on

273-549: The area around Vesuvius indicates that active faulting in the area involves NW–SE and NE–SW trending oblique-slip normal faults and E–W trending normal faults, part of the zone of active extension that extends the full length of the Apennines mountain chain, associated with continued opening of the Tyrrhenian Sea . An association between earthquakes in the central Apennines and eruptions of Vesuvius has been proposed, but

294-554: The area, including the Bard'natore and the Cascata del Tuorno. Both Calabritto and the larger region of Avellino have been affected by earthquakes throughout history. According to Maugeri and Carrubba, the region has seen 50 maximum-intensity earthquakes in the 2,000 years preceding 1997. These include the AD 62 Pompeii earthquake , the 1732 Irpinia earthquake , the 1805 Molise earthquake ,

315-527: The death of a flock of 600 sheep that he attributed to the effects of poisonous gases. The House of Lucius Caecilius Iucundus in Pompeii, later destroyed by the eruption of Vesuvius in AD ;79, contained bas-reliefs showing damage to the city and its Temple of Jupiter during the earthquake of 62. The house's owner, Lucius Caecilius Iucundus , may have died during the earthquake. The damage caused by

336-524: The early 1960s it was 4,200. According to the Italian counterpart to this page ( https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calabritto ), the name "Calabritto" derives from the Latin "kalabrix," a thorny plant similar to the hawthorn, but the claim is not supported by an authoritative citation and seems dubious. Another theory connects it to an ancient Greek city, Kalavryta , with a similar terrain. This theory also cites

357-657: The mainshock and the subsequent series of tremors was at least partly repaired in both Pompeii and Herculaneum by the time of the AD 79 eruption. A pair of bas-reliefs , probably from the lararium in the house of Lucius Caecilius Iucundus in Pompeii, are interpreted as depicting the effects of the earthquake on structures including the Temple of Jupiter , the Aquarium of Caesar, and the Vesuvius Gate. The earthquake led Roman philosopher, statesman and dramatist Seneca

378-479: The online Catalogue of Strong Earthquakes in Italy (BC 461 – 1977) discusses this discrepancy and considers that AD 62 is the more likely date. The extent of damage has been used to estimate the magnitude of the earthquake. Estimates lie in the range from about 5 to 6.1. The maximum felt intensity is estimated to have been in the range IX to X, and the area of highest intensity was elongated roughly WNW–ESE. Shaking

399-573: The town square. The area is also known for its mushrooms. According to a previous version of this article, many of its citizens work for an industrial firm in Salerno. Some common Calabritto family names are Castagno, D`Alessio, Del Guercio, Di Mattia, Di Popolo, Di Trolio, Ficetola, Filippone, Fungaroli, Gonnella, Mattia, Megaro, Papa, Rizzolo, and Zecca. The ruins of the Lombard-era Castello di Quaglietta (Quaglietta castle) overlook

420-525: Was destroyed during the 1980 earthquake and rebuilt. However, its bell tower is original, with one of its two bells dating to 1759. The shrine sits at the edge of one of the mountain cliffs, and overlooks the Valle dell'Alto Sele from a distance of about 800 meters. One of the statues of the Madonna is from the 18th century. There is also a nearby Monastery of Santa Maria dell'Alta Sede. There are waterfalls in

441-462: Was reported to have continued for several days, presumably referring to a sequence of aftershocks . The focal depth is estimated to have been in the range 5–6 km. The earthquake is likely to have been a precursor to the renewed activity of Vesuvius in AD 79, following a long dormant period. The towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum both suffered major damage, with damage to some buildings also reported from Naples and Nuceria . Seneca reported

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