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Compsa

Compsa was an ancient city of the Hirpini, near the sources of the Aufidus, on the boundary of Lucania and not far from that of , on a ridge 609 m above sea level.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: human settlement in Conza della Campania, Province of Avellino, Campania, Italy
  • Also known as: “Archaeological site of Compsa” and “Sito Archeologico di Compsa”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cathedral and Conza-Andretta-Cairano railway station.

Church
Photo: Fiore Silvestro Barbato, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a church, which is situated 1¼ km south of Compsa.

Railway station
Photo: Mentnafunangann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 2 km northeast of Compsa.

Photo: Geofix, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a reservoir in the region of . It is in the near the border with the and the . is situated 2½ km west of Compsa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Calitri and Materdomini.

Photo: Lucamato, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a city in . Its population is roughly 6,500.

Village
Photo: Gerrusson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an Italian hamlet situated in the municipality of , , . As of 2009 its population was of 735. is situated 10 km southwest of Compsa.

Compsa

Latitude
40.8704° or 40° 52′ 13″ north
Longitude
15.33055° or 15° 19′ 50″ east
Elevation
496 metres (1,627 feet)
Open location code
8FGQV8CJ+56
Open­Street­Map ID
way 107720579
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
12500548
Wiki­data ID
Q5157069
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In Other Languages

From Ancient Greek to Swedish—“Compsa” goes by many names.
  • Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Κῶμψα”
  • Armenian: “Կոմպսա”
  • Catalan: “Compsa”
  • Dutch: “Compsa”
  • French: “Compsa”
  • German: “Compsa”
  • Italian: “Compsa”
  • Latin: “Compsa”
  • Russian: “Компса”
  • Spanish: “Compsa”
  • Spanish: “Conza”
  • Swedish: “Compsa”
  • “Compsa”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Compsa”. Photo: Geofix, CC BY-SA 3.0.