San Lupo | |
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| Comune di San Lupo | |
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Location of San Lupo  | |
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| Coordinates:41°16′N14°38′E / 41.267°N 14.633°E /41.267; 14.633 | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Campania |
| Province | Benevento (BN) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Irma Cristina De Angelis |
| Area | |
• Total | 15.2 km2 (5.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 500 m (1,600 ft) |
| Population (2007)[2] | |
• Total | 845 |
| • Density | 56/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Sanlupesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 82034 |
| Dialing code | 0824 |
| Patron saint | SaintLupus of Troyes |
| Saint day | 29 July |
San Lupo is the name of a hill town andcomune in theprovince of Benevento, in theCampania region of southernItaly. It is a member of theTiterno "Local Action Group".
The town is located 60 km from the A1 highway, exit atCaserta, or is reachable by the Benevento-Caianello National Road. The nearest railway station is Naples-Foggia line. There are daily flights toBenevento andNaples. The town is also accessible by bus, on the line St. Wolf-Naples-Benevento-Campobasso, with links to Benevento (3 trips daily in summer and 3 runs in the winter), Naples (3 trips daily during the summer and 3 runs in the winter) and Campobasso (3 trips daily in summer and 3 runs in the winter).
The first settlement dates back to the period between the 10th and 11th century AD byBenedictine monks who were attracted to these lands and called them "San Lupo and Zosimus." Amajor earthquake in 1456 caused serious damage, and forced the population to move upstream, where the village was rebuilt. In 1688,another earthquake destroyed much of the rebuilt village. The survivors rebuilt it on the hill above, where homes had not suffered very much damage, due to the rocky nature of the soil.
San Lupo was later a fiefdom of various noble families. In 1877 the town was the starting point of a failed uprising against the Italian government by the anarchists Malatesta and Cafiero. There was mass emigration to the United States, Canada and South America at the end of the 19th century. After the Second World War there was another wave of emigration to Australia.
The municipality of San Lupo is surrounded by the following 6 municipalities:San Lorenzo Maggiore (BN) 1.3 km,Guardia Sanframondi (BN) 3.2 km,Casalduni (BN) 5.0 km,Pontelandolfo (BN) 5.6 km,Ponte (BN) 7.0 km,& Cerreto Sannita (BN) 7.1 km.
The feast of the patron saint,San Lupo, is celebrated each year on the last Saturday of July.
San Lupo citizens participate in the penitential rite of neighboringGuardia Sanframondi.
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