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 | |
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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 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.