Castelfranco in Miscano | |
Official Name: | Comune di Castelfranco in Miscano |
Coordinates: | 41.3°N 20°W |
Province: | Benevento (BN) |
Mayor: | Antonio Pio Morcone |
Area Total Km2: | 43.1 |
Elevation M: | 760 |
Population Total: | 862 |
Population As Of: | 1 January 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Demonym: | Castelfranchesi |
Postal Code: | 82022 |
Area Code: | 0824 |
Istat: | 062015 |
Saint: | John the Baptist[2] |
Day: | 24 June |
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 (Blackbird Bubbles in Irpinian dialect), can be seen along the road that leads to the village.[3]
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.