Mignano Monte Lungo

Mignano Monte Lungo
Country	Italy
region	Campania
province	Caserta  (CE)
Coordinates	41 ° 24 ′  N , 13 ° 59 ′  E Coordinates: 41 ° 24 ′ 0 ″  N , 13 ° 59 ′ 0 ″  E
height	137  m slm
surface	52.9 km²
Residents	3,074 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	58 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	81049
prefix	0823
ISTAT number	061051
Popular name	Mignanesi
Patron saint	Anthony of Padua
Website	Mignano Monte Lungo

Mignano Monte Lungo is an Italian municipality ( comune ) with 3074 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Caserta in Campania . It is part of the Comunità Montana Monte Santa Croce . The municipality is located about 47.5 kilometers northwest of Caserta . Mignano Monte Lungo borders directly on the provinces of Frosinone ( Latium ) and Isernia ( Molise ).

history

Originally a settlement of the Sidicins , the city of Cesennia was built here, which was conquered by the Romans in 305 BC. From the end of the 8th century, the Lombards took control of Mignano. In 1139, after a battle between Pope Innocent II and Roger II of Sicily , the war in the region, which had been going on for almost ten years and which began with the coronation of Roger II by the antipope Antiochus, ended here.

On September 27, 1943, the Battle of Montelungo took place here between the 5th US Army and the Axis powers .

traffic

Mignano Monte Lungo train station is on the Roma – Cassino – Napoli line . The Autostrada A1 runs through the municipality from Milan to Naples and the Strada Statale 6 Via Casilina from Rome to Pastorano .

Personalities

• Michelina De Cesare (1841–1868), Brigantessa (robber) of a gang, born in the Caspoli district, killed in the main town

Individual evidence

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

Web links

Commons : Mignano Monte Lungo  - Collection of images, videos and audio files