Aquilonia, Campania

Aquilonia is a town and "comune" in the province of Avellino, part of the Campania region of southern Italy. It is situated in mountainous terrain in the eastern part of the province, at an elevation of .
History.
The Lombards called the town Carbonara or Carunar, supposedly because a major local occupation was charcoal making. In 1861, after the unification of Italy, the town was renamed "Aquilonia" based on a 16th-century assumption that this was the site of the Battle of Aquilonia between the Rome and the Samnites.
On 23 July 1930 a major earthquake destroyed the town, and it was rebuilt at a higher location nearby.
Geography.
Located in the eastern side of the province, close to Basilicata, Aquilonia borders with the municipalities of Bisaccia, Calitri, Lacedonia, Melfi, Monteverde and Rionero in Vulture.
Twin towns — sister cities.
Aquilonia is twinned with: