Country Italy Elevation 300 m (1,000 ft) Time zone CET (UTC+1) Province Province of Benevento Postal code 82030 Dialling code 0824 | Province / Metropolitan city Benevento (BN) Demonym(s) Casaldunesi Area 23.2 km² Local time Monday 12:49 AM Region Campania | |
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Frazioni Acquaro, Brendice, Capitorto, Casale, Cerconi, Collemarino, Collemastarzo, Crocella, Cuolli, Ferrarisi, Gentile, Lanzate, Macella, Pescomandarino, Pezzalonga, Piana, Prato, San Fortunato, Santa Maria, Tacceto, Vado della Lota, Vaglie, Zingolella Weather 7°C, Wind SW at 18 km/h, 85% Humidity | ||
Casalduni is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Benevento in the Italian region Campania, located about 60 km northeast of Naples and about 15 km northwest of Benevento, on the slopes of Monte Cicco on the right of the Tammaro river.
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Map of 82027 Casalduni, Province of Benevento, Italy
History
On 14 August 1861, together with Pontelandolfo, it was the seat of a massacre by the Piedmontese occupation troops as a revenge for the killing of 45 military soldiers, allegedly made by brigands. Women and children were burnt alive in their houses; girls were raped and hanged just because they were present in the streets. Old and young who were unarmed were gutted and killed with bayonets by Piedmontese troops sent by General Cialdini. This is similar in scope to the Second World War's SS retaliations against civilians or to the Marocchinate episode.