Casalduni

Place in Campania, Italy
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CountryItalyRegionCampaniaProvinceBenevento (BN)FrazioniAcquaro, Brendice, Capitorto, Casale, Cerconi, Collemarino, Collemastarzo, Crocella, Cuolli, Ferrarisi, Gentile, Lanzate, Macella, Pescomandarino, Pezzalonga, Piana, Prato, San Fortunato, Santa Maria, Tacceto, Vado della Lota, Vaglie, ZingolellaArea • Total23.2 km2 (9.0 sq mi)Elevation
300 m (1,000 ft)Population
 (1 January 2020)[2]
 • Total1,293 • Density56/km2 (140/sq mi)DemonymCasaldunesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code
82030
Dialing code0824ISTAT code062015 Patron saintOur Lady of Mount Carmel[3]Saint day16 JulyWebsiteOfficial website

Casalduni is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Benevento in the Italian region Campania, located about 60 km northeast of Naples and about 15 km northwest of Benevento, on the slopes of Monte Cicco on the right of the Tammaro river.

History

Casalduni is mostly remembered as the location, along with Pontelandolfo, of a massacre of largely civilian population by the Piedmontese occupation troops in 1861.

Memorial remembering the Casalduni and Pontelandoldo massacre (1861)

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Resident population". Istat. 1 January 2020. Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Comune di Casalduni". Comuni di Italia. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
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