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
Benevento (, , ; la, Beneventum) is a city and ''comune'' of Campania, Italy, capital of the province of Benevento, northeast of Naples. It is situated on a hill above sea level at the confluence of the Calore Irpino (or Beneventano) and the ...
.
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
American
jazz musician
Mike Mosiello
Mike Mosiello (full name ''Michele Alphonso Mosiello'') (December 2, 1896 – June 3, 1953) was an Italian-born American trumpet player.
Biography
Mosiello was born in Frasso Telesino in Italy into a musical family. His father, Tobia Mosiello, ...
was born in Frasso Telesino and was in 2003 honored with a plaque in his old hometown.
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References
Cities and towns in Campania
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