Calitri
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Calitri is a town and comune
of 5,292 inhabitants situated in the province of Avellino
, Campania
, Italy
.
and Basilicata
. It is approximately 530 metres above sea level so even on the hottest day there is generally a breeze. The Antico Borgo is in the oldest section of the town- the centro storico - at the top of which are the remains of a castle which predates the 12th century. The Borgo itself is a labyrinth of historic houses which have, over the centuries, been built into the hillside. Stone and marble stairs - frequently under old stone arches - connect the streets.
Calitri is a town and comune
of 5,292 inhabitants situated in the province of Avellino
, Campania
, Italy
.
and Basilicata
. It is approximately 530 metres above sea level so even on the hottest day there is generally a breeze. The Antico Borgo is in the oldest section of the town- the centro storico - at the top of which are the remains of a castle which predates the 12th century. The Borgo itself is a labyrinth of historic houses which have, over the centuries, been built into the hillside. Stone and marble stairs - frequently under old stone arches - connect the streets.
Calitri is a town and comune
of 5,292 inhabitants situated in the province of Avellino
, Campania
, Italy
.
and Basilicata
. It is approximately 530 metres above sea level so even on the hottest day there is generally a breeze. The Antico Borgo is in the oldest section of the town- the centro storico - at the top of which are the remains of a castle which predates the 12th century. The Borgo itself is a labyrinth of historic houses which have, over the centuries, been built into the hillside. Stone and marble stairs - frequently under old stone arches - connect the streets.
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:...
of 5,292 inhabitants situated in the province of Avellino
Province of Avellino
The Province of Avellino is a province in the Campania region of Italy. The area is typified by many small towns and villages scattered across the province; in fact only two towns have a population over 20,000; its capital city Avellino and Ariano Irpino....
, 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...
, Italy
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...
.
Overview
It is situated in Campania but on the borders of the regions of ApuliaApulia
Apulia is a region in Southern Italy bordering the Adriatic Sea in the east, the Ionian Sea to the southeast, and the Strait of Òtranto and Gulf of Taranto in the south. Its most southern portion, known as Salento peninsula, forms a high heel on the "boot" of Italy. The region comprises , and...
and Basilicata
Basilicata
Basilicata , also known as Lucania, is a region in the south of Italy, bordering on Campania to the west, Apulia to the north and east, and Calabria to the south, having one short southwestern coastline on the Tyrrhenian Sea between Campania in the northwest and Calabria in the southwest, and a...
. It is approximately 530 metres above sea level so even on the hottest day there is generally a breeze. The Antico Borgo is in the oldest section of the town- the centro storico - at the top of which are the remains of a castle which predates the 12th century. The Borgo itself is a labyrinth of historic houses which have, over the centuries, been built into the hillside. Stone and marble stairs - frequently under old stone arches - connect the streets.
People of Calitrano descent
- Vinicio CaposselaVinicio CaposselaVinicio Capossela is an Italian singer-songwriter. His style is strongly influenced by US singer and songwriter Tom Waits , though it also draws from the traditions of Italian folk music...
, singer-songwriter - Walter LantzWalter LantzWalter Benjamin Lantz was an American cartoonist, animator, film producer, and director, best known for founding Walter Lantz Productions and creating Woody Woodpecker.-Early years and start in animation:...
, American cartoonist and creator of Woody WoodpeckerWoody WoodpeckerWoody Woodpecker is an animated cartoon character, an anthropomorphic acorn woodpecker who appeared in theatrical short films produced by the Walter Lantz animation studio and distributed by Universal Pictures...
. His mother was Maria Gervasi from Calitri. - Anthony Bevilacqua, American Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. His mother was Maria Giuseppa Codella from Calitri.
- Carmine InfantinoCarmine InfantinoCarmine Infantino Carmine Infantino Carmine Infantino (born May 24, 1925, in Brooklyn, New York is an American comic book artist and editor who was a major force in the Silver Age of Comic Books...
, American comic book artist and editor. His mother was Angelarosa Della Badia from Calitri. - Megyn KellyMegyn KellyMegyn Marie Kelly , formerly known as Megyn Kendall, is an American journalist and news anchor employed by the Fox News Channel. Kelly currently hosts America Live from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM EST live from the network’s New York City headquarters...
, American Journalist and news anchor employed by the Fox News ChannelFox News ChannelFox News Channel , often called Fox News, is a cable and satellite television news channel owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a subsidiary of News Corporation...
. Her maternal grandfather was Angelo Di Maio from Calitri. - Sal PaolantonioSal PaolantonioSal Paolantonio is a Philadelphia-based bureau reporter for ESPN, primarily reporting on NFL stories concerning the Philadelphia Eagles, New York Giants, and New York Jets...
, Philadelphia-based bureau reporter for ESPN. His paternal grandparents, Nicola Paolantonio and Angela Maria Cicoira, were from Calitri. - Phillip ZarrilliPhillip ZarrilliPhillip Zarrilli is a British practitioner of the Indian martial arts of Kalarippayattu and Marma Adi. Zarrilli has also trained in variations of Yoga, the Wu style of T'ai chi ch'uan, and is one of the notable Western authorities on the subject of Indian martial arts.Zarrilli trained with Gurukkal...
, American now British practitioner of the Indian martial arts of Kalarippayattu and Marma Adi. His grandfather, Rev. Lorenzo Zarrilli, was from Calitri. - Vincent Zarrilli, businessman who oversees cookware and pottery manufacturer in Boston, Massachusetts. His parents, Michele Zarrilli and Luigia Di Maio, were natives of Calitri.
- Mary Z. ConnaughtonMary Z. ConnaughtonMary Zarrilli Connaughton is a former board member of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority...
, former board member of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority and the daughter of Vincent Zarrilli, mentioned above. - James Cerreta, Sr., founder and owner of Cerreta Candy Company. His father, Vincenzo Cerreta, was born in Calitri.
- Margaret Della Badia Ricciardi, Brooklyn-born professional painter. Her parents were Giuseppe Della Badia and Filomena Maffucci, both from Calitri. Her husband, Francesco Ricciardi, was from Calitri as well.
Calitri is a town and comune
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:...
of 5,292 inhabitants situated in the province of Avellino
Province of Avellino
The Province of Avellino is a province in the Campania region of Italy. The area is typified by many small towns and villages scattered across the province; in fact only two towns have a population over 20,000; its capital city Avellino and Ariano Irpino....
, 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...
, Italy
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...
.
Overview
It is situated in Campania but on the borders of the regions of ApuliaApulia
Apulia is a region in Southern Italy bordering the Adriatic Sea in the east, the Ionian Sea to the southeast, and the Strait of Òtranto and Gulf of Taranto in the south. Its most southern portion, known as Salento peninsula, forms a high heel on the "boot" of Italy. The region comprises , and...
and Basilicata
Basilicata
Basilicata , also known as Lucania, is a region in the south of Italy, bordering on Campania to the west, Apulia to the north and east, and Calabria to the south, having one short southwestern coastline on the Tyrrhenian Sea between Campania in the northwest and Calabria in the southwest, and a...
. It is approximately 530 metres above sea level so even on the hottest day there is generally a breeze. The Antico Borgo is in the oldest section of the town- the centro storico - at the top of which are the remains of a castle which predates the 12th century. The Borgo itself is a labyrinth of historic houses which have, over the centuries, been built into the hillside. Stone and marble stairs - frequently under old stone arches - connect the streets.
People of Calitrano descent
- Vinicio CaposselaVinicio CaposselaVinicio Capossela is an Italian singer-songwriter. His style is strongly influenced by US singer and songwriter Tom Waits , though it also draws from the traditions of Italian folk music...
, singer-songwriter - Walter LantzWalter LantzWalter Benjamin Lantz was an American cartoonist, animator, film producer, and director, best known for founding Walter Lantz Productions and creating Woody Woodpecker.-Early years and start in animation:...
, American cartoonist and creator of Woody WoodpeckerWoody WoodpeckerWoody Woodpecker is an animated cartoon character, an anthropomorphic acorn woodpecker who appeared in theatrical short films produced by the Walter Lantz animation studio and distributed by Universal Pictures...
. His mother was Maria Gervasi from Calitri. - Anthony Bevilacqua, American Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. His mother was Maria Giuseppa Codella from Calitri.
- Carmine InfantinoCarmine InfantinoCarmine Infantino Carmine Infantino Carmine Infantino (born May 24, 1925, in Brooklyn, New York is an American comic book artist and editor who was a major force in the Silver Age of Comic Books...
, American comic book artist and editor. His mother was Angelarosa Della Badia from Calitri. - Megyn KellyMegyn KellyMegyn Marie Kelly , formerly known as Megyn Kendall, is an American journalist and news anchor employed by the Fox News Channel. Kelly currently hosts America Live from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM EST live from the network’s New York City headquarters...
, American Journalist and news anchor employed by the Fox News ChannelFox News ChannelFox News Channel , often called Fox News, is a cable and satellite television news channel owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a subsidiary of News Corporation...
. Her maternal grandfather was Angelo Di Maio from Calitri. - Sal PaolantonioSal PaolantonioSal Paolantonio is a Philadelphia-based bureau reporter for ESPN, primarily reporting on NFL stories concerning the Philadelphia Eagles, New York Giants, and New York Jets...
, Philadelphia-based bureau reporter for ESPN. His paternal grandparents, Nicola Paolantonio and Angela Maria Cicoira, were from Calitri. - Phillip ZarrilliPhillip ZarrilliPhillip Zarrilli is a British practitioner of the Indian martial arts of Kalarippayattu and Marma Adi. Zarrilli has also trained in variations of Yoga, the Wu style of T'ai chi ch'uan, and is one of the notable Western authorities on the subject of Indian martial arts.Zarrilli trained with Gurukkal...
, American now British practitioner of the Indian martial arts of Kalarippayattu and Marma Adi. His grandfather, Rev. Lorenzo Zarrilli, was from Calitri. - Vincent Zarrilli, businessman who oversees cookware and pottery manufacturer in Boston, Massachusetts. His parents, Michele Zarrilli and Luigia Di Maio, were natives of Calitri.
- Mary Z. ConnaughtonMary Z. ConnaughtonMary Zarrilli Connaughton is a former board member of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority...
, former board member of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority and the daughter of Vincent Zarrilli, mentioned above. - James Cerreta, Sr., founder and owner of Cerreta Candy Company. His father, Vincenzo Cerreta, was born in Calitri.
- Margaret Della Badia Ricciardi, Brooklyn-born professional painter. Her parents were Giuseppe Della Badia and Filomena Maffucci, both from Calitri. Her husband, Francesco Ricciardi, was from Calitri as well.
Calitri is a town and comune
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:...
of 5,292 inhabitants situated in the province of Avellino
Province of Avellino
The Province of Avellino is a province in the Campania region of Italy. The area is typified by many small towns and villages scattered across the province; in fact only two towns have a population over 20,000; its capital city Avellino and Ariano Irpino....
, 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...
, Italy
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...
.
Overview
It is situated in Campania but on the borders of the regions of ApuliaApulia
Apulia is a region in Southern Italy bordering the Adriatic Sea in the east, the Ionian Sea to the southeast, and the Strait of Òtranto and Gulf of Taranto in the south. Its most southern portion, known as Salento peninsula, forms a high heel on the "boot" of Italy. The region comprises , and...
and Basilicata
Basilicata
Basilicata , also known as Lucania, is a region in the south of Italy, bordering on Campania to the west, Apulia to the north and east, and Calabria to the south, having one short southwestern coastline on the Tyrrhenian Sea between Campania in the northwest and Calabria in the southwest, and a...
. It is approximately 530 metres above sea level so even on the hottest day there is generally a breeze. The Antico Borgo is in the oldest section of the town- the centro storico - at the top of which are the remains of a castle which predates the 12th century. The Borgo itself is a labyrinth of historic houses which have, over the centuries, been built into the hillside. Stone and marble stairs - frequently under old stone arches - connect the streets.
People of Calitrano descent
- Vinicio CaposselaVinicio CaposselaVinicio Capossela is an Italian singer-songwriter. His style is strongly influenced by US singer and songwriter Tom Waits , though it also draws from the traditions of Italian folk music...
, singer-songwriter - Walter LantzWalter LantzWalter Benjamin Lantz was an American cartoonist, animator, film producer, and director, best known for founding Walter Lantz Productions and creating Woody Woodpecker.-Early years and start in animation:...
, American cartoonist and creator of Woody WoodpeckerWoody WoodpeckerWoody Woodpecker is an animated cartoon character, an anthropomorphic acorn woodpecker who appeared in theatrical short films produced by the Walter Lantz animation studio and distributed by Universal Pictures...
. His mother was Maria Gervasi from Calitri. - Anthony Bevilacqua, American Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. His mother was Maria Giuseppa Codella from Calitri.
- Carmine InfantinoCarmine InfantinoCarmine Infantino Carmine Infantino Carmine Infantino (born May 24, 1925, in Brooklyn, New York is an American comic book artist and editor who was a major force in the Silver Age of Comic Books...
, American comic book artist and editor. His mother was Angelarosa Della Badia from Calitri. - Megyn KellyMegyn KellyMegyn Marie Kelly , formerly known as Megyn Kendall, is an American journalist and news anchor employed by the Fox News Channel. Kelly currently hosts America Live from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM EST live from the network’s New York City headquarters...
, American Journalist and news anchor employed by the Fox News ChannelFox News ChannelFox News Channel , often called Fox News, is a cable and satellite television news channel owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a subsidiary of News Corporation...
. Her maternal grandfather was Angelo Di Maio from Calitri. - Sal PaolantonioSal PaolantonioSal Paolantonio is a Philadelphia-based bureau reporter for ESPN, primarily reporting on NFL stories concerning the Philadelphia Eagles, New York Giants, and New York Jets...
, Philadelphia-based bureau reporter for ESPN. His paternal grandparents, Nicola Paolantonio and Angela Maria Cicoira, were from Calitri. - Phillip ZarrilliPhillip ZarrilliPhillip Zarrilli is a British practitioner of the Indian martial arts of Kalarippayattu and Marma Adi. Zarrilli has also trained in variations of Yoga, the Wu style of T'ai chi ch'uan, and is one of the notable Western authorities on the subject of Indian martial arts.Zarrilli trained with Gurukkal...
, American now British practitioner of the Indian martial arts of Kalarippayattu and Marma Adi. His grandfather, Rev. Lorenzo Zarrilli, was from Calitri. - Vincent Zarrilli, businessman who oversees cookware and pottery manufacturer in Boston, Massachusetts. His parents, Michele Zarrilli and Luigia Di Maio, were natives of Calitri.
- Mary Z. ConnaughtonMary Z. ConnaughtonMary Zarrilli Connaughton is a former board member of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority...
, former board member of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority and the daughter of Vincent Zarrilli, mentioned above. - James Cerreta, Sr., founder and owner of Cerreta Candy Company. His father, Vincenzo Cerreta, was born in Calitri.
- Margaret Della Badia Ricciardi, Brooklyn-born professional painter. Her parents were Giuseppe Della Badia and Filomena Maffucci, both from Calitri. Her husband, Francesco Ricciardi, was from Calitri as well.