Taurano
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| Comune di Taurano | |
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Campania |
| Province | Avellino (AV) |
| Elevation | 300 m (984 ft) |
| Area | 9 km² (3 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| - Total | 1,538 |
| - Density | 171/km² (443/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
| Coordinates | |
| Gentilic | Tauranesi |
| Dialing code | 081 |
| Postal code | 83020 |
| Patron | Maria SS. Assunta |
| - Day | 15 August |
Taurano is a village and comune in the province of Avellino, in the Campania region of southern Italy.
[edit] Geography
The town lies in the Lauro Valley. It is bordered by Lauro, Monteforte Irpino, Moschiano, Pago del Vallo di Lauro and Visciano .
[edit] History
Bronze Age remains have been found in the area of Taurano, whose name derives from Latin, either the surname Taurus or the gentilic Taurius. It was a Samnite oppidum, destroyed by Romans under Sulla during the Social War.[citation needed] It later became a summer resort, and two Roman villas have been found from this period, one in Torre and one in San Giovanni in Palco.[citation needed]
In the Middle Ages it was part of the Feud of Lauro.[clarify] Villagers throughout the valley sought refuge in the mountains during the barbarian invasions.[clarify- which invasions?] Under the administrative reforms of Joachim Murat (King of Naples 1808-15), Taurano and the rest of the Lauro Valley became part of the province of Terra di Lavoro.[citation needed]
In the 19th century Taurano offered shelter to brigands such as Fra Diavolo, and anti-Bourbon conspirators such as Father Angelo Peluso.[citation needed] After unification, Taurano become an autonomous Commune except for a brief interruption.[clarify- what interruption?]
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