Guardia Lombardi

Guardia Lombardi
Comune di Guardia Lombardi
View of the center of the town
View of the center of the town
Coat of arms of Guardia Lombardi
Nicknames: 
Guardia, La Uàrdia
Location of Guardia Lombardi in the Province of Avellino
Location of Guardia Lombardi in the Province of Avellino
Location of Guardia Lombardi
Map
Guardia Lombardi is located in Italy
Guardia Lombardi
Guardia Lombardi
Location of Guardia Lombardi in Italy
Guardia Lombardi is located in Campania
Guardia Lombardi
Guardia Lombardi
Guardia Lombardi (Campania)
Coordinates: 40°57′17″N 15°12′35″E / 40.95472°N 15.20972°E / 40.95472; 15.20972
CountryItaly
RegionCampania
ProvinceAvellino (AV)
FoundedBetween AD 571 and 591
FrazioniBorgo Le Taverne, Guardia Lombardi, Case Siconolfi, Masseria Maiorano, Pietri di Sopra, Rione Forche, Rione Fornace, Rione Montemarano, Santa Maria Manganelli
Government
 • MayorDott. Francescantonio Siconolfi
Area
 • Total
55.77 km2 (21.53 sq mi)
Elevation
998 m (3,274 ft)
Population
 (1 January 2017)[2]
 • Total
1,698
 • Density30/km2 (79/sq mi)
DemonymGuardiesi (sing. Guardiese)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
83040
Dialing code0827
ISTAT code064040
Patron saintPope Leo IX
Saint day19 April
WebsiteOfficial website

Guardia Lombardi (/'gwardia lom'bardi/), known as La Uàrdia (/la'wardja/) in the Irpinian dialect, is a small town and comune in the Province of Avellino in Campania, Italy. At an elevation of 998 metres (3,274 ft), it is located in Irpinia in the Apennine Mountains of Southern Italy. It has experienced a number of major earthquakes throughout its history that have devastated the town, and is considered within zone 1 of the Protezione Civile's seismic classification index, indicating very high seismicity.[3]

The town was first settled by the Lombards in the late sixth century as a defensive outpost, giving rise to its name. The people of Guardia are known as Guardiesi (sing. Guardiese). As of 2017, it is home to 1,698 inhabitants.[4]

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference tuttitalia was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Classificazione sismica" [Seismic classification]. Protezione Civile (in Italian). Archived from the original on 8 May 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Bilancio demografico anno 2016" [Demographic balance year 2016]. demo.istat.it (in Italian). ISTAT. Retrieved 29 October 2016.

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