Pontelandolfo
Pontelandolfo is an Italian town and comune   in the Sannio Hills in the province of Benevento, halfway between Naples and Campobasso.

Geography
Pontelandolfo is located on a mountainous area of Italy. The area that surrounds Pontelandolfo has a wide range of altitudes (400-1,017 meters), with the center of population situated at 525 meters.

There are three prominent mountains that surround Pontelandolfo. These include Mount Calvello, which has an altitude of 1,017 meters, Toppo Mangialardo (917 m) and Mount Forgioso (850 m).

History
The name of the village comes from the legendary Pontis Landulphi, or the Bridge of Landolfo, named after a soldier who died defending the bridge against the Romans while the villagers fled to safety, an event memorialized in the village's crest. The bridge is believed to have spanned the Alenta Creek, whose source is the Calore Irpino.

Pontelandolfo is mostly remembered as the location, along with Casalduni, of a massacre of largely civilian population by the Piedmontese occupation troops in 1861.

Many villagers emigrated to the United States, with a large community settling in and around Waterbury, Connecticut, where they founded the Pontelandolfo Community Club. A large number also moved to Canada, specifically to the city of Montreal.

Main sights
Medieval tower (12th century)
Church of Annunziata Antica (15th century)
Chapel of San Rocco (17th-18th centuries)

Economy
Much of the surrounding area of Pontelandolfo (14.91 km²) is used for agriculture thanks to the fertility of the ground, which was already well known by the ancient Greeks. The primary use of the land is for olive-tree orchards, pastures and for the culture of cereals.

Twin towns 

Pontelandolfo is twinned with:
 Waterbury, USA