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| name = Airola
| official_name = Città di Airola
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| image_skyline = Airola-Chiesa Annunziata.jpg
| image_caption = Church of the Annunziata
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| coordinates = {{coord|41|4|N|14|34|E|type:city(7,770)_region:IT|display=inline,title}}
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| region = [[Campania]]
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| province = [[Province of Benevento|Benevento]] (BN)
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| mayor = Vincenzo Falzarano
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| area_total_km2 = 14.9
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| elevation_m = 270
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| population_total = 8176
| population_as_of = 1 January 2020
| population_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web |url=http://demo.istat.it/pop2020/index3_e.html |title=Resident population |publisher=Istat |date=1 January 2020 |accessdate=27 February 2021 |archive-date=31 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210831200256/http://demo.istat.it/pop2020/index3_e.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| population_demonym = Airolani
| postal_code = 82011
| area_code = 0823
| istat = 062001
| saint = [[Saint George]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.comuni-italiani.it/062/001/index.html |title=Comune di Airola|publisher=Comuni di Italia |accessdate=30 March 2021}}</ref>
| day = April 23
| website = {{official website|http://www.comune.airola.bn.it/}}
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'''Airola''' is a ''[[comune]]'' (municipality) in the [[Province of Benevento]] in the [[Italy|Italian]] region [[Campania]], located about 35&nbsp;km northeast of [[Naples]] and about 20&nbsp;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]].
== History ==
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 Aragon|Ferdinand I of Naples]], it was sold to the [[House of Carafa|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.
== Main sights ==
* Church of the ''Annunziata'' (14th-15th centuries), with an ''Annunciation'' altarpiece. The bell tower is from 1735. The 18th century façade was designed by [[Luigi Vanvitelli]].
* Lombard castle
* Church of ''San Gabriele'' at Monte Oliveto
* Church of ''Santa Maria dell'Addolorata'' (14th century, restored in the 18th century)
* Church of ''San Michele'' (16th century)
* ''Palazzo Montevergine'', built in 1606 by the Benedictines of [[Montevergine]].
* 17th century churches of ''San Donato'' and ''San Carlo''
== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://www.comune.airola.bn.it/}}
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