San Lorenzo Maggiore
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Country | Italy | |
region | Campania | |
province | Benevento (BN) | |
Coordinates | 41 ° 15 ′ N , 14 ° 37 ′ E | |
height | 330 m slm | |
surface | 16.17 km² | |
Residents | 2,036 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
Population density | 126 inhabitants / km² | |
Post Code | 82034 | |
prefix | 0824 | |
ISTAT number | 062062 | |
Popular name | Laurentini | |
Patron saint | Lawrence of Rome | |
Website | San Lorenzo Maggiore |
San Lorenzo Maggiore is an Italian municipality ( comune ) with 2036 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
In 663, near the small town of Limata in the municipality, the battle between the Lombard Count of Capua and the Byzantine king Konstans II broke out. The earthquake of 1688 caused widespread destruction of the area.
traffic
The San Lorenzo Maggiore train station is on the Caserta – Foggia railway line .
Web links
Commons : San Lorenzo Maggiore - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.