San Salvatore Telesino
Encyclopedia
San Salvatore Telesino is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Benevento
in the Italian
region Campania
, located about 50 km northeast of Naples
and about 25 km northwest of Benevento
.
San Salvatore Telesino borders the following municipalities: Amorosi
, Castelvenere
, Faicchio
, Puglianello
, San Lorenzello
, Telese Terme. Sights include the remains of the ancient Telesia and of the former Rocca
(castle), as well as the Abbey of San Salvatore.
city. In the 1st century BC a Roman colony was founded here which, after the Lombard
conquest, it was the seat of a gastald. The Saracen raids of 847 and an earthquake led to the abandonment of the city. A group of refugees from Telesia were sheltered by the monks of the Benedictine monastery of San Salvatore and given some terrain to build a new town, which took the name from the saint. The abbey ruled the village until its destruction in 1349 by an earthquake.
Later, the area was donated to Giovanni Monsorio, majordomo of king Ferdinand I of Aragon
. The last feaudataries were the Carafa family.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in the Province of Benevento
Province of Benevento
The Province of Benevento is a province in the Campania region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Benevento.It has an area of 2,071 km², and a total population of 289,455...
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region Campania
Campania
Campania is a region in southern Italy. The region has a population of around 5.8 million people, making it the second-most-populous region of Italy; its total area of 13,590 km² makes it the most densely populated region in the country...
, located about 50 km northeast of Naples
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
and about 25 km northwest of Benevento
Benevento
Benevento is a town and comune of Campania, Italy, capital of the province of Benevento, 50 km northeast of Naples. It is situated on a hill 130 m above sea-level at the confluence of the Calore Irpino and Sabato...
.
San Salvatore Telesino borders the following municipalities: Amorosi
Amorosi
Amorosi is a comune in the Province of Benevento in the Italian region Campania, located about 45 km northeast of Naples and about 30 km northwest of Benevento...
, Castelvenere
Castelvenere
Castelvenere is a town and comune in the Province of Benevento, Campania Region, Italy. It is a member of the Titerno "Local Action Group."-External links:*...
, Faicchio
Faicchio
Faicchio is a comune in the Province of Benevento in the Italian region Campania, located about 50 km northeast of Naples and about 30 km northwest of Benevento. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,867 and an area of 43.9 km²...
, Puglianello
Puglianello
Puglianello is a comune in the Province of Benevento in the Italian region Campania, located about 45 km northeast of Naples and about 30 km northwest of Benevento. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,406 and an area of 8.3 km².Puglianello borders the following...
, San Lorenzello
San Lorenzello
San Lorenzello is a comune in the Province of Benevento in the Italian region Campania, located northeast of Naples and about 25 km northwest of Benevento....
, Telese Terme. Sights include the remains of the ancient Telesia and of the former Rocca
Rocca (architecture)
Rocca is an Italian term meaning a high, fortifiable stronghold, usually located in smaller towns, beneath or on which the village or town clustered, within which its inhabitants might take refuge at times of trouble; under its owners' patronage the settlement might hope to find prosperity in...
(castle), as well as the Abbey of San Salvatore.
History
The communal territory includes the remains (walls, amphitheater) of the ancient Telesia, a SamniteSamnite
Samnite is an adjective meaning "having to do with ancient Samnium."Samnite can also mean* Samnites, the people of ancient Samnium* Samnite , a gladiator who fought with the equipment and in the manner of a Samnite soldier...
city. In the 1st century BC a Roman colony was founded here which, after the Lombard
Lombards
The Lombards , also referred to as Longobards, were a Germanic tribe of Scandinavian origin, who from 568 to 774 ruled a Kingdom in Italy...
conquest, it was the seat of a gastald. The Saracen raids of 847 and an earthquake led to the abandonment of the city. A group of refugees from Telesia were sheltered by the monks of the Benedictine monastery of San Salvatore and given some terrain to build a new town, which took the name from the saint. The abbey ruled the village until its destruction in 1349 by an earthquake.
Later, the area was donated to Giovanni Monsorio, majordomo of king Ferdinand I of Aragon
Ferdinand I of Aragon
Ferdinand I called of Antequera and also the Just or the Honest) was king of Aragon, Valencia, Majorca, Sardinia and Corsica and king of Sicily, duke of Athens and Neopatria, and count of Barcelona, Roussillon and Cerdanya...
. The last feaudataries were the Carafa family.