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Benevento, Italy

Benevento
Comune
Comune di Benevento
Main landmarks in Benevento. Clockwise from the upper left: the Arch of Trajan, the church of Santa Sofia, the Cathedral's main portal, the castle and the Roman theatre
Main landmarks in Benevento. Clockwise from the upper left: the Arch of Trajan, the church of Santa Sofia, the Cathedral's main portal, the castle and the Roman theatre
Flag of Benevento
Flag
Coat of arms of Benevento
Coat of arms
Benevento within the Province of Benevento
Benevento within the Province of Benevento
Benevento is located in Italy
Benevento
Benevento
Location of Benevento in Italy
Coordinates: 41°08′N 14°47′E / 41.133°N 14.783°E / 41.133; 14.783
Country Italy
Region Campania
Province / Metropolitan city Benevento (BN)
Frazioni see list
Government
 • Mayor Clemente Mastella
Area
 • Total 129 km2 (50 sq mi)
Elevation 135 m (443 ft)
Population (31 August 2015)
 • Total 60,169
 • Density 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Beneventani
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 82100
Dialing code 0824
Patron saint St. Bartholomew
Saint day August 24
Website Official website

Benevento [beneˈvɛnto] About this sound listen  (Neapolitan: Beneviento) is a city and comune of Campania, Italy, capital of the province of Benevento, 50 kilometres (31 mi) northeast of Naples. It is situated on a hill 130 metres (427 feet) above sea level at the confluence of the Calore Irpino (or Beneventano) and the Sabato. It is also the seat of a Roman Catholic archbishop. The city has about 80,000 inhabitants including its adjacent municipalities.

Benevento occupies the site of the ancient Beneventum, originally Maleventum or still earlier Maloenton. The "-vent" portion of the name probably refers to a market-place and is a common element in ancient place names. The Romans theorized that it meant "the site of bad events", from Mal(um) + eventum. In the imperial period it was supposed to have been founded by Diomedes after the Trojan War.

Due to its artistic and cultural significance, the Santa Sofia Church in Benevento was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2011, as part of a group of seven historic buildings inscribed as Longobards in Italy, Places of Power (568–774 A.D.).


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