Faicchio
Faicchio | |
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| Comune di Faicchio | |
Location of Faicchio  | |
  Faicchio Location of Faicchio in Italy  Faicchio Faicchio (Campania) | |
| Coordinates: 41°17′N 14°29′E / 41.283°N 14.483°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Campania |
| Province | Benevento (BN) |
| Frazioni | Fontanavecchia, Santa Lucia, Cortesano, Faicchio centro, Massa, Marafi, Casali, Macchia, Caudara |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Nino Lombardi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 43.9 km2 (16.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 175 m (574 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 1,300 m (4,300 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 120 m (390 ft) |
| Population (1 January 2020)[2] | |
| • Total | 3,528 |
| • Density | 80/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Faicchiani |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 82030 |
| Dialing code | 0824 |
| ISTAT code | 062029 |
| Patron saint | John the Baptist[3] |
| Saint day | 24 June |
| Website | Official website |
Faicchio is a small village in the Province of Benevento in the Italian region of Campania, located about 50 km northeast of Naples and about 30 km northwest of Benevento.
Faicchio borders the following villages: Cusano Mutri, Gioia Sannitica, Puglianello, Ruviano, San Lorenzello, San Salvatore Telesino.
Faicchio is located a few kilometers from Terme di Telese.[4]
Notable people
[edit]- Eugenio Bianchi, theoretical physicist born in Faicchio
- Luigi Palmieri, physicist, meteorologist, politician born in Faicchio and died in Naples.
- Clotilde Micheli, founder of the Sisters of the Angels, is buried in Faicchio.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ "Comune di Faicchio". Comuni di Italia. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ "Faicchio > Telese Terme". www.vasentiero.org. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "1911". newsaints.faithweb.com. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
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