Conza della Campania description and photos - Italy: Campania (Topic)

Conza della Campania description and photos - Italy: Campania. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The title in English is Conza della Campania.

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Conza della Campania is a small town in the province of Avellino with a population of only about 1.5 thousand people. It lies in the Ofanto river valley halfway between Lyoni and Kalitri. As a result of the earthquake of 1980, the historical part of the city, located on a hill and in the vicinity of antique Compa, was practically wiped out and abandoned and today is under reconstruction for tourist purposes. A new settlement was founded nearby, at the foot of the hill.

In the past, the End was an important center for all the peoples inhabiting it - Irpins, Romans, Lombards, as well as a large diocese. However, due to frequent earthquakes, the city gradually lost its importance, giving way to Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi and Teore.

Of the sights of Conza della Campania, it is worth mentioning the Archaeological Museum and Archaeological Park of Compsa with the ruins of the ancient Roman forum, the amphitheater and thermal baths, and the Langobrada Cathedral and castle. On a hill, in the town of Fonnone, there is a necropolis with 11 graves, which suggests that at this place as early as the 5th century BC. there was a developed settlement. In general, in the End, ancient Roman graves and feudal palaces, antique walls and Renaissance churches are side by side.

And the natural gem of the city is the artificial lake Konca, created in the 1970s and located in the very center of the commune. In 1999, on its southern coast, notable for its ecosystems, a natural oasis was created under the protection of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). In winter, you can see white-backed duck and tufted duck on the lake, Night herons and pygmy herons nest in dense willow thickets, and storks and osprey stop here during the migration season. Foxes, otters and weasels roam the surrounding meadows. For many animals and plants, this wet zone, created by the construction of a dam on the Ofanto River, has become a habitat. The lake has an area of approximately 800 acres and a depth of 25 acres. Small hills, cultivated land and meadows, which turn red in spring due to the blooming of poppies, surround the End on all sides.

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