Sabato river

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
Flag Coat of arms
Benevento within the Province of 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]  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.).