Faicchio

Faicchio
Faicchio
	Comune
	Comune di Faicchio
	Location of Faicchio
	Faicchio Location of Faicchio in Italy Faicchio Faicchio (Campania)
	Coordinates: 41°17′N 14°29′E
Country	Italy
Region	Campania
Province	Benevento (BN)
Government
• Mayor	Nino Lombardi
Area [1]
• Total	43.9 km2 (16.9 sq mi)
Elevation	175 m (574 ft)
Population (1 January 2015)[2]
• Total	3,684
• Density	84/km2 (220/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Faicchiani
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	82030
Dialing code	0824
Patron saint	St. John the Baptist
Saint day	Last Sunday in August
Website	Official website

Faicchio is a small village in the Province of Benevento in the Italian region Campania, located about 50 km northeast of Naples and about 30 km northwest of Benevento.

Faicchio borders the following villages: Cusano Mutri, Gioia Sannitica, Puglianello, Ruviano, San Lorenzello, San Salvatore Telesino.

History

Going back to the 15th century and subsequently reconstructed Castelo Ducale it is situated in Piazza Roma, in the centre of the town, The Lombards (7th - 10th century AD) held the castle. After the Lombard rule the Normans ruled Faicchio and its surroundings. At that time the Castle was built or rebuilt in 1135 by Sanframondo, new masters of the place.

During 1300, the castle was restored and expanded upon. Sanframondo, put the castle on for sale. In 1337, it came into the hands of the family Monsorio until 1520. Monsorio, with the air of the early Renaissance, Faicchio entered into an era of fifteenth-century architecture.

In 1612 Neapolitan Gabriele De Martino restored the castle to what can be seen today. Another final restoration occurred in 1962. The building is shaped like an irregular polygon whose sides are connected together by three towers. The structure recalls the famous "big brother" of Naples, namely the Angevin. The towers, in fact, albeit in low proportions, are based on a truncated conical bases such as the castle in Naples.

The convent of San Pasquale sits above Faicchio. The convent and church of San Salvatore Saviour dates back to 1589 and consisted of five altars. The monastery has also hosted in past years, a recovery house for drug addicts. There is a valuable library containing migliaglia volumes.

People

Eugenio Bianchi, theoretical physicist
Luigi Palmieri, physicist, meteorologist, politician

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References

"Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.

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[wikidata-16139ca327c50d72c40d8c5fd3abe706b989650e-v3-1] "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

[istat-2] All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.