Casacalenda

Casacalenda
Comune di Casacalenda
Location of Casacalenda
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Casacalenda is located in Italy
Casacalenda
Casacalenda
Location of Casacalenda in Italy
Casacalenda is located in Molise
Casacalenda
Casacalenda
Casacalenda (Molise)
Coordinates: 41°44′N 14°51′E / 41.733°N 14.850°E / 41.733; 14.850
CountryItaly
RegionMolise
ProvinceCampobasso (CB)
Government
 • MayorSabrina Lallitto
Area
 • Total67.28 km2 (25.98 sq mi)
Elevation
670 m (2,200 ft)
Population
 (30 November 2017)[2]
 • Total2,054
 • Density31/km2 (79/sq mi)
DemonymCasacalendesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
86043
Dialing code0874
WebsiteOfficial website

Casacalenda (Molisan dialect Casechelenne; Kalena) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region Molise, located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) northeast of Campobasso.

The Greek historian Polybius mentions a battle in 217 BC between the Roman army, based in Kalene, and Hannibal, based in Gerione (now a hamlet of Casacalenda).[3] The name might have been derived from the Latin Kalendae or Kalends, the first day of the month in the Roman calendar.[3]

Among its churches is Santa Maria Maggiore.

Casacalenda borders the following municipalities: Bonefro, Guardialfiera, Larino, Lupara, Montorio nei Frentani, Morrone del Sannio, Provvidenti, Ripabottoni.

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  3. ^ a b "Casacalenda, Campobasso - Molise - Italy". Archived from the original on 2009-01-30. Retrieved 2009-01-24. , accessed 24 January 2009

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