Casalduni

Casalduni
Comune
Comune di Casalduni
Coat of arms
Casalduni Location of Casalduni in Italy
Coordinates:
Country	Italy
Region	Campania
Province / Metropolitan city	Benevento (BN)
Frazioni	Acquaro, Brendice, Capitorto, Casale, Cerconi, Collemarino, Collemastarzo, Crocella, Cuolli, Ferrarisi, Gentile, Lanzate, Macella, Pescomandarino, Pezzalonga, Piana, Prato, San Fortunato, Santa Maria, Tacceto, Vado della Lota, Vaglie, Zingolella
Government
• Mayor	Raimondo Mazzarelli
Area
• Total	23.2 km2 (9.0 sq mi)
Elevation	300 m (1,000 ft)
Population (2008)
• Total	1,513
• Density	65/km2 (170/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Casaldunesi
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	82030
Dialing code	0824
Patron saint	Madonna del Carmelo
Saint day	16 July
Website	Official website

Casalduni is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Benevento in the Italian region Campania, located about 60 km northeast of Naples and about 15 km northwest of Benevento, on the slopes of Monte Cicco on the right of the Tammaro river.

History

On 14 August 1861, together with Pontelandolfo, it was the seat of a massacre by the Piedmontese occupation troops as a revenge for the killing of 45 military soldiers, allegedly made by brigands. Women and children were burnt alive in their houses; girls were raped and hanged just because they were present in the streets. Old and young who were unarmed were gutted and killed with bayonets by Piedmontese troops sent by General Cialdini. This is similar in scope to the Second World War's SS retaliations against civilians or to the Marocchinate episode.