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| Benevento | ||
| region | Campania | |
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| Residents | 59.789 (2018) | |
| height | 135 m | |
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Benevento (officially: Benevento) is a provincial capital in the Italian region Campania.
background
The city is east-northeast of Naples in Samnium, the hill country of Campania at the confluence of the rivers Sabato and Calore, the old town on a hill. It has been the seat of an archbishop since 969. Four councils were held here in the 11th and 12th centuries. The rule alternated between the Hohenstaufen, the Anjou, the Popes and the Kingdom of Naples. In 1688, Benevento was almost completely destroyed by an earthquake. In the course of the Italian unification, the city finally came to the Kingdom of Italy, which was replaced by the Republic. The city was badly hit during World War II in 1943.
getting there
By plane
The cheapest is Naples Airport.
By train
Benevento Centrale can be easily reached from many directions.
By bus
In the street
Benevento is on the Strada Statale 
, the historic Via Appia from Rome to Brindisi, but is getting over faster today Caserta and Avellino on the Autostrada 
from which a feeder (raccordo autostradale 9) leads into the city.
By boat
Benevento cannot be reached by ship.
mobility
Tourist Attractions
- The Arch of Trajan from the year 112 later served as a city gate (porta aurea).
- Santa Sofia is part of the UNESCO World Heritage.
- The Dom was only partially rebuilt true to the original after extensive destruction in 1943. The bell tower (campanile) is old.
