Castel Morrone

Castel Morrone
Country	Italy
region	Campania
province	Caserta  (CE)
Coordinates	41 ° 7 '  N , 14 ° 21'  E Coordinates: 41 ° 7 '0 "  N , 14 ° 21' 0"  E
height	251  m slm
surface	25.4 km²
Residents	3,738 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	147 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	81020
prefix	0823
ISTAT number	061026
Popular name	Morronesi
Patron saint	Maria della Misericordia (September 8th)
Website	Castel Morrone

Castel Morrone is an Italian municipality ( comune ) with 3738 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Caserta in Campania . The municipality is located about 5.5 kilometers north-northeast of Caserta . The north-western boundary of the municipality forms the Volturno .

history

Until the unification of Italy, the community was still called Morrone in Terra di Lavora . Today's namesake of the municipality is the castle ruins above the place on the so-called Monte Castello .

Monte Castello with castle ruins

Excavations lead to the conclusion that a Punic fortification was built here under Hannibal around 216 BC.

traffic

Strada Statale 87 Sannitica runs through the municipality .

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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