Castelvetere in Val Fortore

Place in Campania, Italy

Location of Castelvetere in Val Fortore

41°27′N 14°56′E / 41.450°N 14.933°E / 41.450; 14.933CountryItalyRegionCampaniaProvinceBenevento (BN)Government

• MayorGianfranco MottolaArea

^[1]

• Total34.58 km² (13.35 sq mi)Elevation

706 m (2,316 ft)Population

(1 January 2021)^[2]

• Total1,094 • Density32/km² (82/sq mi)DemonymCastelvetresiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

82023

Dialing code0824ISTAT code062020 Patron saintSt. Nicholas^[3]WebsiteOfficial website

Castelvetere in Val Fortore is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Benevento in the Italian region Campania, located about 90 km northeast of Naples and about 35 km northeast of Benevento in the upper valley of the Fortore River (Sannio).

Main sights

Remains of the defensive tower
Portal of the church of St. Nicholas, with some fine sculptures
Palazzo Marchesale (18th century)
Communal Villa (garden)

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ "Resident population". Istat. 1 January 2020. Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
^ "Comune di Castelvetere in Val Fortore". Comuni di Italia. Retrieved 20 March 2021.