Bellona (Campania)

Bellona
Country	Italy
region	Campania
province	Caserta  (CE)
Coordinates	41 ° 10 '  N , 14 ° 13'  E Coordinates: 41 ° 10 '0 "  N , 14 ° 13' 0"  E
height	63  m slm
surface	11.7 km²
Residents	6,106 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	522 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	81041
prefix	0823
ISTAT number	061007
Popular name	Bellonesi
Website	Bellona

Bellona is an Italian commune ( comune ) with 6106 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Caserta in Campania . The municipality is located about 12 kilometers northwest of Caserta and about 35 kilometers north of Naples in the Terra di Lavoro on the Monti Trebulani . The southern boundary of the municipality is formed by the Volturno .

history

The Sicopolis settlement was built on the hill of Palombara in the 9th century AD. It was located between the district of Triflisco and the neighboring municipality of Capua . Just a few years later, the settlement was destroyed by the Saracens. The Convent of Bellona was founded in 1099 with the Sancta Jerusalem chapel on Monte Rageto.

Sons and daughters

• Paolino Limongi (1914–1996), archbishop and diplomat

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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