Moiano
Encyclopedia
Moiano is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Benevento
in the Italian
region Campania
, located about 40 kilometres (24.9 mi) northeast of Naples
and about 20 kilometres (12.4 mi) southwest of Benevento
on the western slope of the Monte Taburno, on the river Isclero
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The economy is mostly agricultural (cereals, fruit, vine). The main attraction is the church of St. Sebastian, with a fresco cycle by Tommaso Giaquinto.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in the Province of Benevento
Province of Benevento
The Province of Benevento is a province in the Campania region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Benevento.It has an area of 2,071 km², and a total population of 289,455...
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region Campania
Campania
Campania is a region in southern Italy. The region has a population of around 5.8 million people, making it the second-most-populous region of Italy; its total area of 13,590 km² makes it the most densely populated region in the country...
, located about 40 kilometres (24.9 mi) northeast of Naples
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
and about 20 kilometres (12.4 mi) southwest of Benevento
Benevento
Benevento is a town and comune of Campania, Italy, capital of the province of Benevento, 50 km northeast of Naples. It is situated on a hill 130 m above sea-level at the confluence of the Calore Irpino and Sabato...
on the western slope of the Monte Taburno, on the river Isclero
Isclero
The Isclero is a stream in Campania, southern Italy. Its sources is formed by confluence of the Varco, Cola and Querci torrents; it then flows in the Valle Caudina, where it receives the waters of the Tesa and Faenza, and then continues running in the Moiano ravine and, subsequently, in the...
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The economy is mostly agricultural (cereals, fruit, vine). The main attraction is the church of St. Sebastian, with a fresco cycle by Tommaso Giaquinto.