Italy
Campania
Benevento
Pietrelcina is a comune in the provincia of Benevento, Campania with a population of 2,906 as of 2025. Between 1830 and 1912, at least 1,012 passengers departing from Pietrelcina arrived in the United States.
Contact
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Website
www.comune.pietrelcina.bn.itAddress
Corso Padre Pio, 33
82020 Pietrelcina
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Località
Each Italian comune is divided into località (localities), which include centri abitati (populated centers) and nuclei abitati (smaller settlements).
Centro abitato
AltitudePopulation- Pietrelcina345m1,528
Nuclei abitati
AltitudePopulation- Stazione di Pietrelcina394m136
- Piana420m60
- Difesa415m30
- Guardiola411m29
- Cannavina400m28
- Fontana dei Fieri382m27
- San Domenico370m26
- Piana Romana420m18
Population and Migration
This chart shows annual resident population, US arrivals (1830 to 1912), and international migration (2001 to present). Not all data is available for every period, so gaps are normal.
Recorded US arrivals from Pietrelcina between 1830 and 1912 equal 35% of its current population, peaking in 1906. Since 2001, net international immigration has added the equivalent of 9% of the current population.
Total US arrivals
1k
1830–1912
Peak year
1906
141 arrivals
Top Emigrant Cognomi
Most common cognomi (family names) among emigrants from Pietrelcina recorded in US arrivals, 1830 to 1912.
Notable People
People born in Pietrelcina.