Casagiove

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Casagiove
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Casagiove (Italy)
Casagiove
Country Italy
region Campania
province Caserta  (CE)
Coordinates 41 ° 4 '  N , 14 ° 19'  E Coordinates: 41 ° 4 '0 "  N , 14 ° 19' 0"  E
height 55  m slm
surface 6 km²
Residents 13,502 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 2,250 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 81022
prefix 0823
ISTAT number 061018
Popular name Casagiovesi
Website Casagiove

Casagiove is an Italian municipality ( comune ) with 13,502 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Caserta in Campania . Casagiove is about 1 kilometer west of Caserta and about 25 kilometers north of Naples .

history

The settlement lies in the area of ​​the former Greek colonies in Campania. During the Punic War with Rome, Hannibal rested for a few weeks on the mountain in front of Casagiove. The place name means house of Jupiter . The Via Appia also runs through the village . On the Tabula Peutingeriana , a place called Iovis Tifatinus is recorded at the site of today's Casagioves . In the beginning of the 19th century, today's place was created through the merger of the municipalities of Casanova and Coccagna .

traffic

Casagiove has a junction on the A4 autostrada . The nearest train station is in Caserta or in Santa Maria Capua Vetere .

Individual evidence

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