Caserta
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  Caserta Location of Caserta in Italy  Caserta Caserta (Campania) | |
| Coordinates:41°04′N14°20′E/ 41.067°N 14.333°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Campania |
| Province | Caserta(CE) |
| Frazioni | Aldifreda, Briano, Casertavecchia, Casola, Casolla, Centurano, Ercole, Falciano, Garzano, Mezzano, Piedimonte di Casolla, Pozzovetere, Puccianiello, Sala di Caserta, San Benedetto, San Clemente,San Leucio,Santa Barbara, Staturano, Tredici, Tuoro, Vaccheria |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Carlo Marino |
| Area | |
| • Total | 54.07 km2(20.88 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 68 m (223 ft) |
| Population (1 January 2016)[2] | |
| • Total | 76,326 |
| • Density | 1,400/km2(3,700/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Casertani |
| Time zone | UTC+1(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2(CEST) |
| Postal code | 81100 (Caserta), 81020 (Caserta Vecchia, Casola di Caserta) |
| Dialing code | 0823 |
| Patron saint | St. SebastianandSt. Anne |
| Saint day | 20 January and 26 July |
| Website | Official website |
Caserta(Italian pronunciation:[kaˈzɛrta]) is the capital of theprovince of Casertain theCampaniaregion ofItaly.An important agricultural, commercial, and industrialcomuneand city, Caserta is located 36 kilometers north of Naples on the edge of the Campanian plain at the foot of the CampanianSubapenninemountain range. The city is best known for the 18th-century BourbonRoyal Palace of Caserta.
History
[edit]Anciently inhabited byOsco-Samnitetribes, modern Caserta was established around the defensive tower built inLombardtimes byPando,Prince ofCapua.Pando destroyed the original city around 863. The tower is now part of the Palazzo della Prefettura that was once the seat of the counts of Caserta, as well as a royal residence. The original population moved fromCasertavecchia(formerbishopricseat) to the current site in the sixteenth century. Casertavecchia was built on theRomantown ofCasa Irta,meaning "home village located above" and later contracted as "Caserta".
The city and vicinity were the property of theAcquaviva familywho, being pressed by huge debts, sold all the land to the royal family. The royal family then selected Caserta for the construction of their new palace which, being inland, was seen as more defensible than the previous palace fronting the Bay of Naples.
At the end ofWorld War II,the royal palace served as the seat of theSupreme Allied Commander.The firstAlliedwar trial took place there in 1945; German generalAnton Dostlerwas sentenced to death and executed nearby, inAversa.[3]
Pope Francisvisited Caserta on Monday, 28 June 2014, together with a friend named Giovanni Traettino, the pastor of an evangelical, charismatic-Pentecostal Protestant church. The Pope apologized for the complicity of some Catholics in the persecution of Protestant Pentecostals during the fascist regime in Italy.[4]
Geography
[edit]Caserta is located 40 kilometres (25 mi) north ofNaples.Its municipality borders withCapua,Casagiove,Casapulla,Castel Morrone,Curti,Limatola(BN),Maddaloni,Marcianise,Recale,San Felice a Cancello,San Marco Evangelista,San Nicola la Strada,San Prisco,Sant'Agata de' Goti(BN),Santa Maria Capua Vetere,andValle di Maddaloni.
Frazioni
[edit]- Casertavecchia- the ancient centre of thecomuneand former bishopric seat
- San Leucio resort- seat of famous Royal silk workshops, also is included in the World Heritage List
- Vaccheria - which housed the stable of the Royal cattle
- Falciano - a former bishop seat that includes a sixteenth-century palace
- Piedimonte di Casolla - has an ancientBenedictineabbey, built over a Roman temple dedicated tothe goddess Diana
- Other "Frazioni":Aldifreda, Briano, Casola, Casolla, Centurano, Ercole, Garzano, Mezzano, Pozzovetere, Puccianiello, Sala di Caserta, San Benedetto, San Clemente, Santa Barbara, Staturano, Tredici, Tuoro
Climate
[edit]The city of Caserta is located in the largest flat area of Campania and is surrounded by the Apennine mountains. The particular position favors the beneficial influences of the sea which, especially in winter, makes temperatures mild. During the summer season, this area is one of the hottest in the region, with maximum temperatures sometimes exceeding 30 degrees. The inland areas extend to the surrounding mountains, often affected by the cold currents of the north-east with fairly low temperatures and snow in winter. The Matese is the coldest and snowiest in the whole area.
| Climate data for Caserta (1961-1990) Elevation 90 m (295 feet) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 12.6 (54.7) |
13.4 (56.1) |
16.1 (61.0) |
19.9 (67.8) |
24.1 (75.4) |
28.7 (83.7) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.4 (88.5) |
28.0 (82.4) |
22.7 (72.9) |
18.0 (64.4) |
14.6 (58.3) |
21.8 (71.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 6.6 (43.9) |
6.9 (44.4) |
9.0 (48.2) |
11.5 (52.7) |
14.8 (58.6) |
18.9 (66.0) |
21.2 (70.2) |
21.2 (70.2) |
18.8 (65.8) |
14.9 (58.8) |
11.3 (52.3) |
8.5 (47.3) |
13.6 (56.5) |
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Honours
[edit]The city of Caserta distinguished itself during the Second World War; in fact, it was decorated with the gold medal for civil valor and the bronze medal for military valor for the heroic actions and losses suffered during the war. The city was fiercely bombed and suffered a violent reprisal, but it managed to resist and, with the return of peace, all the people collaborated in the reconstruction of Caserta.
Government
[edit]Carlo Marino, mayor of Caserta, was elected mayor of Caserta in June 2016 with 62.74%.[5]
Main sights
[edit]- Caserta's main attraction is itsPalace of Caserta(listed as aUNESCOWorld Heritage Site). The royal palace ( "Reggia" ) was designed in the eighteenth century by the Italian architectLuigi Vanvitelli,recallingVersailles,as a residence for theBourbonkings ofNaplesandSicily.
As one of the most visited monuments in Italy, the palace has more than 1200 rooms, decorated in various styles. It has been the set for several famous movies such asStar Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace,Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones,Angels & Demons,andMission: Impossible III.The park is 2 miles (3.2 km) long and contains many waterfalls, lakes, and gardens, including a very famousEnglish garden.
- Palazzo Vecchio( "Old Palace" ), a construction of the fourteenth century renovated by Luigi Vanvitelli as provisional residence for the royal court
- The cathedral (1800s)
- TheAqueduct of Vanvitelli(eighteenth century)
Piazzas
[edit]- Piazza Matteotti is one of oldest squares in the city, it is called "Piazza Mercato" (Market Square) by Casertani, because there is the daily market in a building inaugurated in 2008.
- Piazza Vanvitelli is the main square in the city. The square once included Palazzo Castropignano, but this was subsequently replaced by a modern palace in the early 1960s. The seat of the municipality of Caserta, Palazzo Acquaviva lies within Piazza Vanvitelli as well as the offices of Questura and Prefettura of theProvince of Casertaand various banks, shops, hotels, and bars. At the center of the square there is a statue ofLuigi Vanvitelli,the architect who designed theRoyal Palace of Caserta.
Gallery
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The Cathedral ofCasertavecchia -
Royal Palace:the gardens -
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Statue ofLuigi Vanvitelli -
Sports
[edit]The city has some experience in hosting major international sports events, such as theEuroBasket 1969.
It is home toJuveCaserta Basket,Italy's 1991 basketball champion.
Transport
[edit]Caserta railway stationis a hub for regional and national traffic, and represents an important interchange linkingRomeandNaplestoBari.The nearest airport isNaples-Capodichino,located approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) south.
Caserta is the starting point of theA30 motorwaytoSalernoand is served by two exits ofA1 motorway:Caserta Nord (Caserta North,nearCasagioveandCasapulla) and Caserta Sud (Caserta South,nearMarcianiseandSan Marco Evangelista).
Twin towns — sister cities
[edit]Caserta istwinnedwith:
Notable people
[edit]- Maria Valtorta,Italian writer
- Toni Servillo,Italian actor
- Giulio Douhet,air power theorist
- EnglishcricketerHedley Verityis buried there, having died in a Caserta hospital on 31 July 1943 of wounds sustained in theWorld War IIduring theAllied invasion of Sicily.[6]
- Fictional characterJennifer MelfiofThe Sopranossaid her family was from Caserta.
- Yenni Apperti, Planetary Fellow of Raggio dell'Raggio Planetary Centre and "orthopedist"
See also
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References
[edit]- ^"Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011".Italian National Institute of Statistics.Retrieved16 March2019.
- ^"Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018".Italian National Institute of Statistics.Retrieved16 March2019.
- ^Anthony Cave Brown (1984).The last hero: Wild Bill Donovan.Vintage Books.ISBN9780394723051.
- ^Fournier K. A.Spiritual Ecumenism: Pope Francis Visits Evangelical/Pentecostal Church in Caserta Italyat Catholic Online. Accessed 26 October 2014
- ^"Carlo Marino eletto all'unanimità nuovo presidente di Anci Campania: tutte le foto - Anci-Campania".ancicampania.it.Archived fromthe originalon 2019-10-21.
- ^Caserta War CemeteryatCommonwealth War Graves Commission.Accessed 26 October 2014
External links
[edit]- Official website(in Italian)
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