Frasso Telesino is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Benevento in the Italian region Campania, located about 40 km northeast of Naples and about 20 km west of Benevento.
Frasso Telesino | |
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| Comune di Frasso Telesino | |
 Hermitage of San Michele. | |
Location of Frasso Telesino  | |
  Frasso Telesino Location of Frasso Telesino in Italy  Frasso Telesino Frasso Telesino (Campania) | |
| Coordinates: 41°9′N 14°32′E / 41.150°N 14.533°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Campania |
| Province | Benevento (BN) |
| Frazioni | Nansignano |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Pasquale Viscusi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 21.82 km2 (8.42 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2020)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,180 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Frassesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 82030 |
| Dialing code | 0824 |
| ISTAT code | 062035 |
| Website | Official website |
Frasso Telesino borders the following municipalities: Cautano, Dugenta, Melizzano, Sant'Agata de' Goti, Solopaca, Tocco Caudio, Vitulano. It is located on the western slopes of the Monte Taburno.
Sights include the hermitage of San Michele, the Palazzo Gambacorta and the 18th century church of Madonna di Campanile.
People
editAmerican jazz musician Mike Mosiello was born in Frasso Telesino and was in 2003 honored with a plaque in his old hometown.[3]
References
edit- ^ "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 4 April 2021.
- ^ http://bixbeiderbecke.com/mosiello/mosiellotributeplaque6.jpeg [bare URL image file]
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