Calvi Risorta

Calvi Risorta
Comune
Comune di Calvi Risorta
Calvi Risorta Location of Calvi Risorta in Italy
Coordinates: 41°11′N 14°3′E / 41.183°N 14.050°E / 41.183; 14.050Coordinates: 41°11′N 14°3′E / 41.183°N 14.050°E / 41.183; 14.050
Country	Italy
Region	Campania
Province / Metropolitan city	Caserta (CE)
Frazioni	Calvi Vecchia, Petrulo, Visciano, Zuni
Government
• Mayor	Salvatore Palma (commissar)
Area
• Total	15.88 km2 (6.13 sq mi)
Elevation	114 m (374 ft)
Population (1 January 2015)
• Total	5,734
• Density	360/km2 (940/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Caleni
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
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) and former bishopric 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 or Calenum, not far from Capua.

Destroyed in the 9th century by the Saracens, it was rebuilt by Atenulf I of Capua.

During the early stages of the Italian Campaign of World War II, 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.

(all Latin Rite)

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Teano". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton. 

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