Alvignano

Alvignano
Country	Italy
region	Campania
province	Caserta  (CE)
Coordinates	41 ° 15 ′  N , 14 ° 20 ′  E Coordinates: 41 ° 15 ′ 0 ″  N , 14 ° 20 ′ 0 ″  E
height	132  m slm
surface	37.6 km²
Residents	4,714 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density	125 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	81012
prefix	0823
ISTAT number	061003
Popular name	Alvignanesi
Patron saint	Ferdinand

Alvignano is an Italian commune ( comune ) with 4714 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Caserta in Campania . The municipality is located about 20 kilometers north of Caserta on the Monti Trebulani . The northern boundary of the municipality is the Volturno .

history

The name of the community goes back to the Roman Marcus Aulus Albino, who settled here near the ancient city of Cubulteria . Cubulteria, which was in what is now the municipality, is one of the larger archaeological excavations in Campania. The Aragonese castle complex dates from the end of the Middle Ages.

traffic

Strada Statale 372 Telesina leads through the municipality from Caianello towards Benevento . The former Strada Statale 158 della Valle del Volturno has been downgraded to a provincial road here. On the railway line from Santa Maria Capua Vetere to Piedimonte Matese, there is another train station in the municipality in addition to the train station in Alvignano in the small village of Villa Ortensia .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.

Web links

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