The Province of Caserta ( it, Provincia di Caserta) is a
province
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman '' provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...
in the
Campania region of southern Italy. Its capital is the city of
Caserta, situated about by road north of
Naples
Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...
. The province has an area of , and had a total population of 924,414 in 2016. The
Palace of Caserta
The Royal Palace of Caserta ( it, Reggia di Caserta ) is a former royal residence in Caserta, southern Italy, constructed by the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies as their main residence as kings of Naples. It is the largest palace erected in Euro ...
is located near to the city, a former royal residence which was constructed for the Bourbon
kings of Naples
The following is a list of rulers of the Kingdom of Naples, from its first separation from the Kingdom of Sicily to its merger with the same into the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.
Kingdom of Naples (1282–1501)
House of Anjou
In 1382, the Kin ...
. It was the largest
palace and one of the largest buildings erected in Europe during the 18th century. In 1997, the palace was designated a UNESCO
World Heritage Site
A World Heritage Site is a landmark or area with legal protection by an international convention administered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). World Heritage Sites are designated by UNESCO for h ...
.
History
The province of Caserta in the historical Terra di Lavoro region,
also known as Liburia, covered the greatest expanse of territory around the 13th century when it extended from the
Tyrrhenian Sea and the islands of
Ponza and
Ventotene
Ventotene (; locally ; la, Pandataria or , from grc, Πανδατερία, Pandatería, or ) is one of the Pontine Islands in the Tyrrhenian Sea, off the coast of Gaeta right at the border between Lazio and Campania, Italy. The municipality ...
to the
Apennines and the southern end of the Roveto Valley. In the Kingdom of Naples and the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, Caserta was one of the most important departments in southern Italy.
The first capital of the region was the ancient city of
Capua
Capua ( , ) is a city and ''comune'' in the province of Caserta, in the region of Campania, southern Italy, situated north of Naples, on the northeastern edge of the Campanian plain.
History
Ancient era
The name of Capua comes from the Etrus ...
until 1818, then
Caserta.
In addition to Naples, the most important centers were Caserta, Capua,
Nola
Nola is a town and a municipality in the Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, southern Italy. It lies on the plain between Mount Vesuvius and the Apennines. It is traditionally credited as the diocese that introduced bells to Christian wor ...
,
Gaeta,
Sora,
Aversa,
Teano, and
Isola Liri. In 1816, during the French occupation,
Joseph Bonaparte reformed the territorial division of the kingdom of Naples, on the basis of the French model. A series of royal decrees completed the reforms, introducing local administrative units or communes like the
French ones. The new Napoleonic reforms led to the establishment of the
Province of Naples
The Province of Naples ( it, Provincia di Napoli; nap, Pruvincia 'e Nàpule) was a province in the Campania region of southern Italy.
In 2014/2015, the reform of local authorities (Law 142/1990 and Law 56/2014), replaced the Province of Naples ...
. In 1863, after the annexation of the Kingdom of Italy, the north-eastern
comuni
The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...
of Terra di Lavoro became part of the province of Campobasso,
and
Venafro
Venafro (Latin: ''Venafrum''; Greek: ) is a ''comune'' in the province of Isernia, region of Molise, Italy. It has a population of 11,079, having expanded quickly in the post-war period.
Geography
Situated at the foot of Mount Santa Croce, elevat ...
and the surrounding areas were later transferred to the province of Isernia, established in the 1870s. In 1927,
Benito Mussolini decided to dissolve the province of Terra di Lavoro, uniting much of its territory and the
Pontine Islands to the province of Naples, although municipalities near
Piedimonte and
Alife were distributed between the provinces of Benevento and Campobasso and the districts of Sora and Gaeta went to the province of Rome. In 1945, a Decree signed by
Umberto di Savoia reconstituted the Province of Caserta, and finally in 1970, the modern province came into being.
Geography
The territory of the Province of Caserta, which lies on the southwestern part of central Italy, is bordered to the north by the
Matese
The Matese ( Italian: Monti del Matese or Massiccio del Matese) is a chain of mountains in southern Apennines, southern Italy.
Geography
The Matese mountains straddle two regions (Molise and Campania) and four provinces (Campobasso, Isernia, B ...
mountains belonging to the
Apennines and by undulating hills, and to the south and west by plains of various types. To the northeast, near the Matese mountains is the Lago del Matese. The highest point is
Monte Miletto at ,
divided between
Campania and
Molise. The
karst massif is rich in water and minerals, and contains many caves and mountain lakes. Other mountainous areas of note include
Monte Santa Croce, with the extinct volcano of Roccamonfina, on the border with Lazio, the Trebulani Mountains, in the central part of the province to the north including
Monte Maggiore reaching , and the Tifatini Mountains to the south. The
Volturno River
The Volturno (ancient Latin name Volturnus, from ''volvere'', to roll) is a river in south-central Italy.
Geography
It rises in the Abruzzese central Apennines of Samnium near Castel San Vincenzo (province of Isernia, Molise) and flows southea ...
flows through the centre of the province with a defensive outpost at Capua.
The southern highlands of Caserta border the
Province of Benevento
The Province of Benevento ( it, Provincia di Benevento) is a province in the Campania region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Benevento.
Geography
The province has an area of 2,071 km2, and, , a total population of 279,308. There are 78 ...
.
Comunes
There are 104 ''
comuni
The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...
'' (singular: ''
comune
The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...
'') in the province:
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Ailano
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Alife
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Alvignano
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Arienzo
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Aversa
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Baia e Latina
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Bellona
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Caianello
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Caiazzo
Caiazzo (also Cajazzo) (Campanian: ) is a city and '' comune'' in the province of Caserta (Campania) in Italy. It is located on the right bank of the Volturnus, some northeast of Capua.
History
The ancient Caiatia was already in the hands of ...
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Calvi Risorta
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Camigliano
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Cancello e Arnone
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Capodrise
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Capriati a Volturno
Capriati a Volturno is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region Campania, located about north of Naples and about northwest of Caserta.
Capriati a Volturno borders the following municipalities: Ciorlano, Fon ...
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Capua
Capua ( , ) is a city and ''comune'' in the province of Caserta, in the region of Campania, southern Italy, situated north of Naples, on the northeastern edge of the Campanian plain.
History
Ancient era
The name of Capua comes from the Etrus ...
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Carinaro
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Carinola
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Casagiove
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Casal di Principe
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Casaluce
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Casapesenna
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Casapulla
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Caserta
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Castel Campagnano
Castel Campagnano (Campanian: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region Campania, located about northeast of Naples and about northeast of Caserta.
Castel Campagnano borders the municipalities of Caiazzo ...
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Castel Morrone
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Castel Volturno
Castel Volturno () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region Campania, located about northwest of Naples and about west of Caserta on the Volturno river. In 2010 Castel Volturno was inhabited by 25,000 local ...
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Castel di Sasso
Castel di Sasso is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region Campania, located about north of Naples and about northwest of Caserta.
Castel di Sasso borders the following municipalities: Caiazzo, Capua, Liberi ...
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Castello del Matese
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Cellole
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Cervino
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Cesa
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Ciorlano
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Conca della Campania
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Curti
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Dragoni
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Falciano del Massico
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Fontegreca
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Formicola
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Francolise
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Frignano
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Gallo Matese
Gallo Matese ( Molisano: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region Campania, located in a valley near the Matese Apennines chain and the boundary with Molise, about north of Naples and about north of Casert ...
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Galluccio
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Giano Vetusto
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Gioia Sannitica
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Grazzanise
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Gricignano di Aversa
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Letino
Letino is a ''comune'' and small village in the province of Caserta, in Campania, southern Italy.
It was one of the villages liberated by the Italian Libertarian Communist Insurrection of 1877 by Errico Malatesta, Carlo Cafiero, Pietro Cesare Cec ...
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Liberi
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Lusciano
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Macerata Campania
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Maddaloni Maddaloni (Neapolitan language, Campanian: ) is a town and ''comune'' of Campania, Italy, in the province of Caserta, about southeast of Caserta, with stations on the railways from Caserta to Benevento and from Caserta to Naples.
Main sights
The ...
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Marcianise
Marcianise is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Caserta, Campania, southern Italy.
History
In the area of the commune of Marcianise numerous tombs of Etruscan and Roman age have been excavated, although Oscan elements should have pre-exis ...
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Marzano Appio
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Mignano Monte Lungo
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Mondragone
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Orta di Atella
Orta di Atella (Campanian: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region Campania, located about north of Naples and about southwest of Caserta.
Orta di Atella borders the following municipalities: Caivano, C ...
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Parete
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Pastorano
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Piana di Monte Verna
Piana di Monte Verna is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region Campania, located about north of Naples and about north of Caserta.
Piana di Monte Verna borders the following municipalities: Caiazzo, Capua, C ...
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Piedimonte Matese
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Pietramelara
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Pietravairano
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Pignataro Maggiore
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Pontelatone
Pontelatone is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region Campania, located about north of Naples and about northwest of Caserta. The località Treglia (also spelled Tregghia), within the Pontelatone communal ...
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Portico di Caserta
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Prata Sannita
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Pratella
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Presenzano
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Raviscanina
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Recale
Recale is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region Campania, located about north of Naples and about southwest of Caserta.
Twin towns
* Bovino
Bovino is a '' comune'' and hill town at the eastern side of the ...
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Riardo
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Rocca d'Evandro
Rocca d'Evandro is a ''Comune'' (Municipality) in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region Campania, located about northwest of Naples and about northwest of Caserta.
History
Ancient Roman archaeological findings have been excavated in the ...
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Roccamonfina
Roccamonfina is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region Campania, located about northwest of Naples and about northwest of Caserta.
In the communal territory is the extinct volcano of Roccamonfina. The fos ...
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Roccaromana
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Rocchetta e Croce
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Ruviano
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San Cipriano d'Aversa
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San Felice a Cancello
San Felice a Cancello is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region Campania, located about northeast of Naples and about southeast of Caserta
Caserta () is the capital of the province of Caserta in the Cam ...
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San Gregorio Matese
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San Marcellino
San Marcellino ( nap, San Marciullin) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region Campania, located about northwest of Naples and about southwest of Caserta.
San Marcellino borders the following municipalitie ...
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San Marco Evangelista
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San Nicola la Strada
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San Pietro Infine
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San Potito Sannitico
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San Prisco
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San Tammaro
San Tammaro is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region Campania, located about north of Naples and about west of Caserta.
San Tammaro borders the following municipalities: Capua, Casal di Principe, Casaluce, ...
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Sant'Angelo d'Alife
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Sant'Arpino
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Santa Maria Capua Vetere
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Santa Maria a Vico
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Santa Maria la Fossa
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Sessa Aurunca
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Sparanise
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Succivo
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Teano
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Teverola
Teverola is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region Campania, located about north of Naples and about southwest of Caserta.
Teverola borders the following municipalities: Aversa, Carinaro, Casaluce, Santa Ma ...
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Tora e Piccilli
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Trentola-Ducenta
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Vairano Patenora
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Valle Agricola
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Valle di Maddaloni
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Villa Literno
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Villa di Briano
Villa di Briano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region Campania, located about northwest of Naples and about southwest of Caserta.
Villa di Briano borders the following municipalities: Casal di Principe, ...
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Vitulazio
References
External links
Official website
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