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Gesualdo
—  Comune  —
Comune di Gesualdo
Gesualdo is located in Italy
Gesualdo
Location of Gesualdo in Italy
Coordinates: 41°00′N 15°04′E / 41°N 15.067°E / 41; 15.067Coordinates: 41°00′N 15°04′E / 41°N 15.067°E / 41; 15.067
Country Italy
Region Campania
Province Avellino (AV)
Frazioni Torre dei Monaci, Piano della Croce
Government
 - Mayor Carmine Petruzzo (since June 13, 2004)
Area
 - Total 27 km2 (10.4 sq mi)
Elevation 640 m (2,100 ft)
Population (December 31, 2004)
 - Total 3,828
 - Density 141.8/km2 (367.2/sq mi)
 - Demonym Gesualdini
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 83040
Dialing code 0825
Patron saint St. Nicholas
Website Official website

Gesualdo is an Italian comune in the region of Campania, province of Avellino, with about 3,800 inhabitants.

Surrounding municipalities are Sturno, Villamaina, Frigento, Fontanarosa, Grottaminarda.

Italian director Bernardo Bertolucci is making a movie about the dramatic Carlo Gesualdo's life and music. German director Werner Herzog also shot a movie in the village (Tod für fünf Stimmen).

The village has many churches, fountains, great belvederes, and a castle dating to the Middle Ages, which has been partially rebuilt since the Irpinia earthquake in 1980. The castle was long the home of Renaissance nobleman, composer, and murderer Carlo Gesualdo, who was Prince of Venosa and known for his madrigals. The village is also the home of the prominent Cerullo family.

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