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Calvi Risorta is a ''
comune
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'' (municipality) and former bishopric in the
Province of Caserta
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in the
Italian
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region
Campania
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, located across the
Via Casilina about northwest of
Naples
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and about northwest of
Caserta
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.
It is composed of three distinct villages, Petrulo, Visciano and Zuni, the latter housing the municipal seat.
History
In the municipal territory are the remains of the ancient Roman city of
Cales
Cales was an ancient city of Campania, in today's ''comune'' of Calvi Risorta in southern Italy, belonging originally to the Aurunci/ Ausoni, on the Via Latina.
The Romans captured it in 335 BC and established a colony with Latin rights of ...
or Calenum, not far from
Capua
Capua ( ; ) is a city and ''comune'' in the province of Caserta, in the region of Campania, southern Italy, located on the northeastern edge of the Campanian plain.
History Ancient era
The name of Capua comes from the Etruscan ''Capeva''. The ...
.
Destroyed in the 9th century by the
Saracens
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, it was rebuilt by
Atenulf I of Capua.
During the early stages of the
Italian Campaign of
World War II
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,
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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.
Twin towns
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Forino
Forino (Irpino: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Avellino, Campania, southern Italy.
Geography
The town, located on a hillside between Salerno and Avellino, borders with the municipalities of Bracigliano, Contrada, Campania, Contrada ...
, Italy
See also
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Cales
Cales was an ancient city of Campania, in today's ''comune'' of Calvi Risorta in southern Italy, belonging originally to the Aurunci/ Ausoni, on the Via Latina.
The Romans captured it in 335 BC and established a colony with Latin rights of ...
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List of Catholic dioceses in Italy
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References
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Cities and towns in Campania