Airola | |
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| Città di Airola | |
 Church of the Annunziata | |
Location of Airola  | |
  Airola Location of Airola in Italy  Airola Airola (Campania) | |
| Coordinates: 41°4′N 14°34′E / 41.067°N 14.567°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Campania |
| Province | Benevento (BN) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Michele Napoletano |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14.9 km2 (5.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 270 m (890 ft) |
| Population (1 January 2020)[2] | |
| • Total | 8,176 |
| • Density | 550/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Airolani |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 82011 |
| Dialing code | 0823 |
| ISTAT code | 062001 |
| Patron saint | Saint George[3] |
| Saint day | April 23 |
| Website | Official website |
Airola is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Benevento in the Italian region Campania, located about 35 km northeast of Naples and about 20 km southwest of Benevento in the Valle Caudina, facing the Monte Taburno. Nearby is the confluence of the Tesa and Faenza streams into the Isclero River. Airola's territory is also crossed by the Acquedotto Carolino, carrying waters to the Caserta Palace.
Airola is mentioned for the first time in 997. Later it was a fief of Rainulf III of Alife, of Martin Toccabove and the Cortillon family. In 1460, after the siege of Ferdinand I of Naples, it was sold to the Carafa family, and was later given to Alfonso d'Avalos who, in turn, sold it to Ferrante Caracciolo in 1575.
Until 1816 it was included in the Principato Ultra of Avellino, and then was part of the Terra di Lavoro until the unification of Italy (1861), when it was annexed to the province of Benevento.
