Castelvenere

Castelvenere
Country	Italy
region	Campania
province	Benevento  (BN)
Local name	r 'viennr
Coordinates	41 ° 14 '  N , 14 ° 33'  E Coordinates: 41 ° 14 '0 "  N , 14 ° 33' 0"  E
height	119  m slm
surface	15.23 km²
Residents	2,644 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	174 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	82030
prefix	0824
ISTAT number	062019
Popular name	Castelveneresi, Vienneresi
Patron saint	Barbatus of Benevento
Website	Castelvenere

Castelvenere is an Italian municipality ( comune ) with 2644 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Benevento in Campania . The municipality is located about 20 kilometers northwest of Benevento and belongs to the Comunità montana del Titerno . The Calore Irpino delimits the municipality in the south.

history

The community is mentioned in the 14th century as Castrum Veneris . In 1688 an earthquake devastated the village. Since 1861 the municipality has been part of the province of Benevento.

Community partnerships

• Xewkija , Gozo and Comino

traffic

Strada Statale 372 Telesina from Benevento to Caianello and Strada Statale 87 Sannitica from Benevento to Termoli run through the municipality .

Personalities

• Giovanni Salvatore (1610–1675), composer and organist

Web links

Commons : Castelvenere  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.