Frasso Telesino

Frasso Telesino is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Benevento in the Italian region Campania, located about 40 km northeast of Naples and about 20 km west of Benevento.

Frasso Telesino
Comune di Frasso Telesino
Hermitage of San Michele.
Location of Frasso Telesino
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Coordinates: 41°9′N 14°32′E
Country	Italy
Region	Campania
Province	Benevento (BN)
Frazioni	Nansignano
Government
• Mayor	Pasquale Viscusi
Area [1]
• Total	21.82 km2 (8.42 sq mi)
Population  (1 January 2020)[2]
• Total	2,180
• Density	100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Demonym	Frassesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	82030
Dialing code	0824
ISTAT code	062035
Website	Official website

Frasso Telesino borders the following municipalities: Cautano, Dugenta, Melizzano, Sant'Agata de' Goti, Solopaca, Tocco Caudio, Vitulano. It is located on the western slopes of the Monte Taburno.

Sights include the hermitage of San Michele, the Palazzo Gambacorta and the 18th century church of Madonna di Campanile.

People

American jazz musician Mike Mosiello was born in Frasso Telesino and was in 2003 honored with a plaque in his old hometown.^[3]