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Calvi Risortais acomune(municipality) and former bishopric in theProvince of Casertain theItalianregionCampania,located across theVia Casilinaabout 40 kilometres (25 mi) northwest ofNaplesand about 25 kilometres (16 mi) northwest ofCaserta.
Calvi Risorta | |
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| Comune di Calvi Risorta | |
Location of Calvi Risorta  | |
  Calvi Risorta Location of Calvi Risorta in Italy  Calvi Risorta Calvi Risorta (Campania) | |
| Coordinates:41°11′N14°3′E/ 41.183°N 14.050°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Campania |
| Province | Caserta(CE) |
| Frazioni | Calvi Vecchia, Petrulo, Visciano, Zuni |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Giovanni Lombardi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 15.96 km2(6.16 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 114 m (374 ft) |
| Population (31 March 2017)[2] | |
| • Total | 5,652 |
| • Density | 350/km2(920/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Caleni |
| Time zone | UTC+1(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2(CEST) |
| Postal code | 81042 |
| Dialing code | 0823 |
| Patron saint | St. Castus |
| Website | Official website |
It is composed of three distinct villages, Petrulo, Visciano and Zuni, the latter housing the municipal seat.
History
editIn the municipal territory are the remains of the ancient Roman city ofCalesor Calenum, not far fromCapua.
Destroyed in the 9th century by theSaracens,it was rebuilt byAtenulf I of Capua.
During the early stages of theItalian CampaignofWorld War II,war pigeonG.I. Joesaved the lives of the inhabitants of the village and of theBritish troopsoccupying it. The village was scheduled to be bombarded by theAllied forceson 18 October 1943, but the message that the British had captured the village, delivered by G.I. Joe, arrived just in time to avoid the bombing. Over a thousand people, soldiers and civilians, were saved.[3]
Twin towns
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Forino,Italy
See also
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References
edit- ^"Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011".Italian National Institute of Statistics.Retrieved16 March2019.
- ^"Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018".Italian National Institute of Statistics.Retrieved16 March2019.
- ^Levi, Wendell (1977).The Pigeon.Sumter, S.C.: Levi Publishing Co, Inc.ISBN0-85390-013-2.