Province of Caserta

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 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 until 1818, then Caserta. In addition to Naples, the most important centers were Caserta, Capua, Nola, 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. In 1863, after the annexation of the Kingdom of Italy, the northeastern comuni (municipalities) of Terra di Lavoro became part of the province of Campobasso, and Venafro 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 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 2050 m, 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 1036 m, and the Tifatini Mountains to the south. The Volturno River flows through the centre of the province with a defensive outpost at Capua. The southern highlands of Caserta border the province of Benevento.

Municipalities

Main article: Comuni of the Province of Caserta

There are 104 municipalities (comuni) in the province:

• Ailano
• Alife
• Alvignano
• Arienzo
• Aversa
• Baia e Latina
• Bellona
• Caianello
• Caiazzo
• Calvi Risorta
• Camigliano
• Cancello e Arnone
• Capodrise
• Capriati a Volturno
• Capua
• Carinaro
• Carinola
• Casagiove
• Casal di Principe
• Casaluce
• Casapesenna
• Casapulla
• Caserta
• Castel Campagnano
• Castel Morrone
• Castel Volturno
• Castel di Sasso
• Castello del Matese
• Cellole
• Cervino
• Cesa
• Ciorlano
• Conca della Campania
• Curti
• Dragoni
• Falciano del Massico
• Fontegreca
• Formicola
• Francolise
• Frignano
• Gallo Matese
• Galluccio
• Giano Vetusto
• Gioia Sannitica
• Grazzanise
• Gricignano di Aversa
• Letino
• Liberi
• Lusciano
• Macerata Campania
• Maddaloni
• Marcianise
• Marzano Appio
• Mignano Monte Lungo
• Mondragone
• Orta di Atella
• Parete
• Pastorano
• Piana di Monte Verna
• Piedimonte Matese
• Pietramelara
• Pietravairano
• Pignataro Maggiore
• Pontelatone
• Portico di Caserta
• Prata Sannita
• Pratella
• Presenzano
• Raviscanina
• Recale
• Riardo
• Rocca d'Evandro
• Roccamonfina
• Roccaromana
• Rocchetta e Croce
• Ruviano
• San Cipriano d'Aversa
• San Felice a Cancello
• San Gregorio Matese
• San Marcellino
• San Marco Evangelista
• San Nicola la Strada
• San Pietro Infine
• San Potito Sannitico
• San Prisco
• San Tammaro
• Sant'Angelo d'Alife
• Sant'Arpino
• Santa Maria Capua Vetere
• Santa Maria a Vico
• Santa Maria la Fossa
• Sessa Aurunca
• Sparanise
• Succivo
• Teano
• Teverola
• Tora e Piccilli
• Trentola-Ducenta
• Vairano Patenora
• Valle Agricola
• Valle di Maddaloni
• Villa Literno
• Villa di Briano
• Vitulazio

Demographics

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