Calvi Risorta

Calvi Risorta is a comune (municipality) and former bishopric in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region Campania, located across the Via Casilina about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northwest of Naples and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) northwest of Caserta.

See Calvi for namesakes
Calvi Risorta
Comune
Comune di Calvi Risorta
Location of Calvi Risorta
Calvi Risorta
Location of Calvi Risorta in Italy
Calvi Risorta
Calvi Risorta (Campania)
Coordinates: 41°11′N 14°3′E
CountryItaly
RegionCampania
ProvinceCaserta (CE)
FrazioniCalvi Vecchia, Petrulo, Visciano, Zuni
Government
 • MayorGiovanni Lombardi
Area
 • Total15.96 km2 (6.16 sq mi)
Elevation
114 m (374 ft)
Population
 (31 March 2017)[2]
 • Total5,652
 • Density350/km2 (920/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Caleni
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
81042
Dialing code0823
Patron saintSt. Castus
WebsiteOfficial website

It is composed of three distinct villages, Petrulo, Visciano and Zuni, the latter housing the municipal seat.

History

In the municipal territory are the remains of the ancient Roman city of Cales or Calenum, not far from Capua.

Destroyed in the 9th century by the Saracens, it was rebuilt by Atenulf I of Capua.

During the early stages of the Italian Campaign of World War II, war pigeon G.I. Joe saved the lives of the inhabitants of the village and of the British troops occupying it. The village was scheduled to be bombarded by the Allied forces on 18 October 1943, but the message that the British had captured the village, delivered by G.I. Joe, arrived just in time to avoid the bombing. Over a thousand people, soldiers and civilians, were saved.[3]

Twin towns

See also

References
  1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. Levi, Wendell (1977). The Pigeon. Sumter, S.C.: Levi Publishing Co, Inc. ISBN 0-85390-013-2.
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