Sant'Arpino (
Campanian
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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 ...
'' (municipality) in the
Province of Caserta
The Province of Caserta ( it, Provincia di Caserta) is a province in the Campania region of southern Italy. Its capital is the city of Caserta, situated about by road north of Naples. The province has an area of , and had a total population of ...
in the
Italian
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region
Campania
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located about northwest 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 ...
and about southwest of
Caserta
Caserta () is the capital of the province of Caserta in the Campania region of Italy. It is an important agricultural, commercial, and industrial ''comune'' and city. Caserta is located on the edge of the Campanian plain at the foot of the Camp ...
.
Sant'Arpino borders the following municipalities:
Cesa
Cesa is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region Campania, located about north of Naples and about southwest of Caserta.
Cesa borders the following municipalities: Aversa, Gricignano di Aversa, Sant'Antimo, ...
,
Frattamaggiore
Frattamaggiore (locally also known as Fratta) is a ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy. It is located north of Naples and southwest of Caserta. It was awarded the title of "City of art" in 2008 and named Benedictine ci ...
,
Frattaminore
Frattaminore is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Naples in the Italian region Campania, located about 13 km north of Naples.
Frattaminore borders the following municipalities: Crispano, Frattamaggiore, Orta di Atella
O ...
,
Grumo Nevano,
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, ...
,
Sant'Antimo
Sant'Antimo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Naples in the Italian region Campania, located about 13 km north of Naples.
Geography
The municipality is located at 67 m above sea level and is 16 km from the ce ...
,
Succivo
Succivo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region Campania, located about north of Naples and about southwest of Caserta.
Succivo borders the following municipalities: Cesa, Gricignano di Aversa, Marcianise, ...
.
''Sant'Arpino'' is the
vulgarized version of ''
Sant'Elpidio'', bishop and patron of the town. The ancient city of
Atella
Atella was an ancient Oscan city of Campania, located 20km directly north of Naples.
Remains
The ruins of the city walls, private houses, the so-called ''garden of Virgil'' and many tombs remain, on sites in the '' comuni'' of Frattaminore, ...
was located nearby.
References
Cities and towns in Campania
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