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| Benevento | |||
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| Comune di Benevento | |||
Main landmarks in Benevento. Clockwise from the upper left: the
Arch of Trajan, the church of Santa Sofia, the Cathedral's main portal,
the castle and the Roman theatre
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 Benevento within the Province of Benevento |
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Benevento
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| Coordinates: 41°08′N 14°47′E | |||
| Country | Italy | ||
| Region | Campania | ||
| Province / Metropolitan city | Benevento (BN) | ||
| Frazioni | see list | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Clemente Mastella | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 129 km2 (50 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 135 m (443 ft) | ||
| Population (31 August 2015) | |||
| • Total | 60,169 | ||
| • Density | 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym(s) | Beneventani | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 82100 | ||
| Dialing code | 0824 | ||
| Patron saint | St. Bartholomew | ||
| Saint day | August 24 | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
Panoramic view of Benevento from the mount Pentime, part of the Taburnus mountain range
listen (help·info) (Neapolitan: Beneviento) is a city and comune of Campania, Italy, capital of the province of Benevento, 50 kilometres (31 mi) northeast of Naples. It is situated on a hill 130 metres (427 feet) above sea level at the confluence of the Calore Irpino (or Beneventano) and the Sabato. It is also the seat of a Roman Catholic archbishop.Benevento occupies the site of the ancient Beneventum, originally Maleventum or still earlier Maloenton. The "-vent" portion of the name probably refers to a market-place and is a common element in ancient place names.[1] The Romans theorized that it meant "the site of bad events", from Mal(um) + eventum. In the imperial period it was supposed to have been founded by Diomedes after the Trojan War.[2]
Due to its artistic and cultural significance, the Santa Sofia Church in Benevento was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2011, as part of a group of seven historic buildings inscribed as Longobards in Italy, Places of Power (568–774 A.D.).
A patron saint of Benevento is Saint Bartholomew, the Apostle, whose relics are kept here at San Bartolomeo Cathedral.
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