Calvi, Campania Explained

Calvi
Official Name:Comune di Calvi
Coordinates:41.0667°N 66°W
Province:Benevento (BN)
Mayor:Rocco Armando
Area Total Km2:22.2
Elevation M:376
Elevation Max M:388
Elevation Min M:169
Population Total:2581
Population As Of:1 January 2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Demonym:Calvesi
Postal Code:82010
Area Code:0824
Istat:062012
Saint:Gerard Majella[2]
Day:16 October

Calvi (Campanian: Neapolitan: Coppacorte) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Benevento in the southern Italian region Campania, located about 60 km northeast of Naples and about 10 km southeast of Benevento. It also belongs to the Samnium historical region. Its territory has an altitude of between 169m and 388m above sea level.

The name Calvi is derived either from the Latin adjective 'Calvus', meaning a barren or treeless place, or it could possibly come from the Latin name 'Calvus,' indicating ownership or property.

In the region of Calvi is an area known as Cubante or Covante. This area was a strategic pass for the ancient Appian Way and has historically been a site for encampments, including those from various historical battles involving figures like Tiberio Sempronio Gracco and general Annone

Up until 1958, San Nazzaro formed a single commune with present-day Calvi, named San Nazzaro Calvi.

Calvi borders the following municipalities: Apice, Mirabella Eclano, Pietradefusi, San Giorgio del Sannio, San Nazzaro, Venticano.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Resident population . Istat . 1 January 2020 . 1 March 2021 . 31 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210831200256/http://demo.istat.it/pop2020/index3_e.html . dead .
  2. Web site: Comune di Calvi. Comuni di Italia . 1 March 2021.
  3. Web site: Insolitaitalia . Redazione . 2016-11-11 . Palace of Frederick II in Calvi, the last residence of the Emperor built in the South . 2023-10-29 . Insolita Italia . en-GB.
  4. Web site: Catholic Heritage . 2023-10-29 . en-US.
  5. Web site: 18 December 2012 . Chiesa di San Gerardo Maiella . dead . https://archive.today/20121218192532/http://www.comune.calvi.bn.it/img/public/Foto%20Gallery/CIMG1350.jpg . 18 December 2012.