Casalduni
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.
Casalduni | |
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| Comune di Casalduni | |
 The skyline of Casalduni in 1944 | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Casalduni | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Campania |
| Province | Benevento (BN) |
| Frazioni | Acquaro, 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, Zingolella |
| Area | |
| • Total | 23.2 km2 (9.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 300 m (1,000 ft) |
| Population (1 January 2020)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,293 |
| • Density | 56/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Casaldunesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 82030 |
| Dialing code | 0824 |
| ISTAT code | 062015 |
| Patron saint | Our Lady of Mount Carmel[3] |
| Saint day | 16 July |
| Website | Official website |
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.
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Memorial remembering the Casalduni and Pontelandoldo massacre (1861)
References
- "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- "Resident population". Istat. 1 January 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- "Comune di Casalduni". Comuni di Italia. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
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