Castelfranco in Miscano

Place in Campania, Italy

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Location of Castelfranco in Miscano

41°18′N 15°5′E / 41.300°N 15.083°E / 41.300; 15.083CountryItalyRegionCampaniaProvinceBenevento (BN)Government

• MayorAntonio Pio MorconeArea

^[1]

• Total43.1 km² (16.6 sq mi)Elevation

760 m (2,490 ft)Population

(1 January 2020)^[2]

• Total862 • Density20/km² (52/sq mi)DemonymCastelfranchesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

82022

Dialing code0824ISTAT code062015 Patron saintJohn the Baptist^[3]Saint day24 JuneWebsiteOfficial website

Castelfranco in Miscano is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Benevento in the Italian region Campania, located about 90 km northeast of Naples and about 30 km northeast of Benevento.

It is a mountain agricultural village lying astride the Apennines and known for its caciocavallo, an Italian typical cheese. The largest mud pots in the Southern Apennines, namely Bolle della Malvizza [it] (Blackbird Bubbles in Irpinian dialect), can be seen along the road that leads to the village.^[4]

Castelfranco in Miscano is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia and its territory borders the following municipalities: Ariano Irpino, Faeto, Ginestra degli Schiavoni, Greci, Montecalvo Irpino, Montefalcone di Val Fortore, Roseto Valfortore.

References

^ "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 11 March 2021.
^ "Comune di Castelfranco in Miscano". Comuni di Italia. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
^ "Mud volcanoes in Italy" (PDF). Regione Emilia-Romagna.