Calvi Risorta
Calvi Risorta | |
|---|---|
| Comune di Calvi Risorta | |
Location of Calvi Risorta  | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Campania |
| Province | Caserta (CE) |
| Frazioni | Calvi Vecchia, Petrulo, Visciano, Zuni |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Giovanni Marrocco |
| Area | |
• Total | 15.88 km2 (6.13 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 114 m (374 ft) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[2] | |
• Total | 5,857 |
| • Density | 370/km2 (960/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Caleni |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 81042 |
| Dialing code | 0823 |
| Patron saint | St. Casto (municipality), St. Sylvester (Visciano), St. Nicholas (Zuni), St. Nycander(Petrulo) |
Calvi Risorta (literally meaning Calvi risen again) is a comune (municipality) 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.
It is composed of three distinct villages, Petrulo, Visciano and Zuni, the latter housing the municipal seat. In the municipal territory are the remains of the ancient Roman city of Cales.
During the early stages of the Italian Campaign of the Second World War, 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]
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ Levi, Wendell (1977). The Pigeon. Sumter, S.C.: Levi Publishing Co, Inc. ISBN 0-85390-013-2.
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