Campolattaro

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rdf:langString Campolattaro is a comune (municipality) of 995 inhabitants in the Province of Benevento in the Italian region of Campania, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) northeast of Naples and about 20 kilometers north of Benevento, its Provincial Capital. Bordering the municipalities of Casalduni, Circello, Fragneto l'Abate, Fragneto Monforte, Morcone, and Pontelandolfo, Campolattaro is part of the historic region of Samnium. Placed north of Mount Sauco (572 m) near the Tammaro River, it has an altitude between 322 m and 572 m above sea level. The town, developed in medieval times, attracts the visitor for its particular urban structure divided into three parts: the upper part; the town piazza near the castle; and the ancient borgo. The upper part of the town, located at the top of the hill, is characterized by a series of steep alleys leading down to the town piazza at the base of the castle. Further down is the century-old borgo, which includes the old parish church. In an area of the municipal territory, a reservoir called "Lago di Campolattaro" is home to the Oasis of Campolattaro, a wildlife protected area which is placed along the migratory course of many types of birds that can easily be seen in spring and autumn. Flora, fauna, and especially birdlife are extremely varied: white storks, cranes, ashy herons, great crested grebes, little egrets, bee-eaters, lesser grey shrikes, and herons, cormorants, and wood pigeons build their nests or spend the winter in this splendid Oasis. On steep slopes, immediately outside the walls of the town, stands the Botanical Garden of Sannio. This is an area dedicated to exploring, rediscovering, and preserving the biodiversity of native and rare species found nowhere else, which are heavily threatened by habitat loss and human activities: hundreds of varieties of ancient fruits, rare plants, and wild medicinal herbs; among these, two very ancient types of fruits have been rescued and reintroduced: the Limoncella Apple, indigenous to Sannio, as it has been present since the Samnite period, and the S. Giovanni Pear, a breed of pomes already nurtured in Roman times. This flora is essential for the environment in attracting the insects needed to build a food chain and turn a garden into a valued biodiversity hotspot.

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