Melizzano

Melizzano
Country	Italy
region	Campania
province	Benevento  (BN)
Coordinates	41 ° 10 ′  N , 14 ° 30 ′  E Coordinates: 41 ° 10 ′ 0 ″  N , 14 ° 30 ′ 0 ″  E
height	190  m slm
surface	17.48 km²
Residents	1,787 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	102 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	82030
prefix	0824
ISTAT number	062039
Popular name	Melizzanesi
Patron saint	Peter and Paul
Website	Melizzano

Melizzano is an Italian municipality ( comune ) with 1787 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Benevento in Campania . The municipality is located about 27 kilometers west of Benevento and about 20 kilometers northeast of Caserta and borders directly on the province of Caserta . The Calore Irpino delimits the municipality in the north and the Volturno in the west.

history

The community is identical to the ancient Melae , a settlement that already existed at the time of the Second Punic War (216 BC) and was dependent on the Roman settlement Telesia . Since 1861 the municipality has been part of the province of Benevento.

traffic

The former Strada Statale 265 dei Ponti della Valle (now a provincial road) leads through the municipality from Amorosi to Giugliano in Campania .

Web links

Commons : Melizzano  - 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.