Forino
Comune
Comune di Forino
Location of Forino
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Coordinates: 40°51′49″N 14°44′13″E / 40.86361°N 14.73694°E / 40.86361; 14.73694
Country	Italy
Region	Campania
Province	Avellino (AV)
Frazioni	Castello, Celzi, Petruro
Government
• Mayor	Antonio Olivieri
Area [1]
• Total	20.39 km2 (7.87 sq mi)
Elevation	420 m (1,380 ft)
Population  (31 December 2017)[2]
• Total	5,357
• Density	260/km2 (680/sq mi)
Demonym	Forinesi[3]
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	83020
Dialing code	0825
Patron saint	Saint Nicholas of Bari[3]
Saint day	6 December
Website	Official website

Forino (Irpino: Furìnë) is a town and comune in the province of Avellino, Campania, southern Italy.

Geography

The town, located on a hillside between Salerno and Avellino, borders with the municipalities of Bracigliano, Contrada, Monteforte Irpino, Montoro, Moschiano and Quindici.

History

On 8 May 663 AD the town was the scene of a battle between the Byzantine army of Constans II and the Lombard army of Romuald I of Benevento, son of Grimoald I and duke of Benevento. According to legend, St. Michael made an apparition in this battle on the side of the Lombards. After this crushing defeat, Constans retired to Naples and gave up his attempts to expel the Lombards from south Italy.^[4]

According to other sources, the battle took place at Calore Irpino, where the Calore river joins with the Volturno.