Comune di Caserta
Municipal coat of arms
Location of Caserta in Italy
Country	Italy
Region	Campania
Province	Caserta (CE)
Mayor	Nicodemo Petteruti (since June 2006)
Area	53 km² (20 sq mi)
Population (as of December 31, 2004)
- Total	79,488
- Density	1,500/km² (3,885/sq mi)
Time zone	CET, UTC+1
Coordinates	41°04′N 14°20′E
Gentilic	Casertani
Dialing code	0823
Postal code	81020 (Caserta Vecchia, Casola di Caserta), 81100 (Caserta)
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 resort, Santa Barbara, Staturano, Tredici, Tuoro, Vaccheria. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Campania is a region of Southern Italy in Europe. The region has a population of around 5 In Italy, a Province (in Italian provincia) is an administrative division of intermediate level between Municipality ( Comune The Province of Caserta (Provincia di Caserta is a province in the Campania region of Italy. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A demonym or gentilic is a word that denotes the members of a People or the inhabitants of a place Here are a list of area codes in Italy. All numbers here begin with the country code (0039 A frazione, in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a Comune; for other Administrative Casertavecchia a Frazione of Caserta, is an Italian Medieval village that lies at the foot of the Tifatini Mountains located 10 km north-east San Leucio is a Frazione of the Comune of Caserta, in the region of Campania in southern Italy.
Patron	St. Sebastian and St. Anne
Website: www.comune.caserta.it

The Cathedral of Caserta Vecchia. Saint Sebastian (traditionally died January 20, 287 was a Christian Saint and Martyr, who is said to have been killed while the Roman emperor Saint Anne (also Ann or Anna of David's house and line was the mother of the Virgin Mary, according to Christian tradition

Caserta is the capital of the province of Caserta in the Campania region of Italy. The Province of Caserta (Provincia di Caserta is a province in the Campania region of Italy. Campania is a region of Southern Italy in Europe. The region has a population of around 5 Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest It is an important agricultural, commercial and industrial comune and city. In Italy, the comune, (plural comuni) is the basic Administrative division of both provinces and regions and may be properly approximated in Caserta is located on the edge of the Campanian plain at the foot of the Campanian Subapennine mountain range. The city is best known for the Palace of Caserta. The Palace of Caserta, in Italian Reggia di Caserta, is a former royal residence

A night panorama of Caserta Vecchia ("Old Caserta").

History

Modern Caserta was established around the defensive tower built in Lombard times by Pando, Prince of Capua. The Lombards ( Latin Langobardi, whence the alternative names Langobards and Longobards) were a Germanic people originally from Pando the Rapacious (Pandone il Rapace died 862 or 863 was the second son of Landulf I of Capua and brother of Lando I. This is as list of the rulers of the Principality of Capua. Lombard rulers of Capua Gastalds and counts The Gastalds (or counts of Capua Pando destroyed the original city around 863. Events By Place Europe Constantine I succeeds as king of Scotland (or 862 The tower is now part of the Palazzo della Prefettura which was once the seat of the counts of Caserta, as well as a Royal residence. The original population moved from Casertavecchia (former bishopric seat) to the current site in the 16th century. Casertavecchia a Frazione of Caserta, is an Italian Medieval village that lies at the foot of the Tifatini Mountains located 10 km north-east

The city and vicinity were the property of the Acquaviva family, who, 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 in land was seen as more defensible than the previous palace fronting the Bay of Naples.

Caserta was the birthplace of the Italian writer Maria Valtorta. Maria Valtorta ( 14 March 1897 – † 12 October 1961) was an Italian writer and Poet, considered by many to be a mystic

Main sights

• Caserta's main attraction is its Royal Palace (listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site). The Palace of Caserta, in Italian Reggia di Caserta, is a former royal residence United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization ( UNESCO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established on November 16 A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site (such as a Forest, Mountain, Lake, Desert, Monument, Building, complex The palace was created in the 18th century by the Italian architect Luigi Vanvitelli as a Versailles-like residence ("Reggia") for the Bourbon kings of Naples and Sicily. Luigi Vanvitelli ( May 12, 1700, Naples &ndash March 1 1773, Caserta) was an Italian engineer and architect Versailles (vɛʀsaj in French) formerly de facto capital of the kingdom of France, is now a wealthy suburb of Paris and is still an important The House of Bourbon is an important European Royal house, a branch of the Capetian dynasty. Naples ( Napoli, Neapolitan: Nàpule) is a historic City in southern Italy, the Capital of the Sicily ( Italian and Sicilian: Sicilia) is an autonomous region of Italy. It is one of the most visited monuments in the country. In it you can find more than 1200 rooms, decorated in various styles. It has been the set for famous movies, the first three episodes of Star Wars and St. Star Wars is an epic Space opera franchise initially conceived by George Lucas during the 1970s and significantly expanded Peter's cathedral in Mission impossible III. The park is long 2 miles and contains many falls, lakes and gardens, as the very famous English gardens

• Palazzo Vecchio ("Old Palace"), a construction of the 14th century renovated by Luigi Vanvitelli as provisional residence for the royal court. The term English garden or English park (Jardin anglais Giardino all'inglese Englischer Landschaftsgarten is used in Continental Europe
• The Cathedral (18th century).

Selected Frazioni

• Casertavecchia is the ancient centre of the comune and former bishopric seat. A frazione, in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a Comune; for other Administrative Casertavecchia a Frazione of Caserta, is an Italian Medieval village that lies at the foot of the Tifatini Mountains located 10 km north-east
• San Leucio resort, seat of famous Royal silk workshops, also included in the World Heritage List. San Leucio is a Frazione of the Comune of Caserta, in the region of Campania in southern Italy.
• Vaccheria, which housed the stable of the Royal cattle.
• Falciano is a former bishop seat; it includes a 16th century palace.
• Piedimonte di Casolla has an ancient Benedictine abbey, built over a Roman temple dedicated to Diana. Benedictine refers to the Spirituality and Consecrated life in accordance with the Rule of St Benedict, written by Benedict of Nursia in In Roman mythology, Diana was the goddess of the hunt, being associated with wild animals and woodland and also of the Moon.

Trivia

Caserta is the ancestral home of the Sopranos character Jennifer Melfi. This article is related to a series of articles under the main article Voice type. Dr Jennifer Melfi MD, played by Lorraine Bracco, is a Fictional character on the HBO TV series The Sopranos.

External links

• Photographs of the Reggia of Caserta
• Photographs of Casertavecchia
• Royal Palace of Caserta - Unofficial web-site
• (italian) Official Blog & Citizen Journalism of Province of Caserta