Santa Maria a Vico

Santa Maria a Vico
Country	Italy
region	Campania
province	Caserta  (CE)
Coordinates	41 ° 2 ′  N , 14 ° 29 ′  E Coordinates: 41 ° 2 ′ 0 ″  N , 14 ° 29 ′ 0 ″  E
height	83  m slm
surface	10.8 km²
Residents	14,185 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	1,313 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	81028
prefix	0823
ISTAT number	061082
Popular name	Santamariani
Patron saint	Nicholas of Myra
Website	Santa Maria a Vico

Santa Maria a Vico is an Italian municipality ( comune ) with 14,185 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Caserta in Campania . The municipality borders the province of Benevento . It is located about 12 kilometers southeast of Caserta , 27 kilometers northeast of Naples and 29 kilometers west of Benevento .

history

Santa Maria a Vico is a foundation from the Second Roman-Samnite War ( Vicus Novanensis ). A changing station was later set up here on the Via Appia ( Ad Novas ). With the fall of the Roman Empire, the place was destroyed by the barbarians. The town flourished as a market in the Kingdom of Naples .

traffic

Strada Statale 7 leads through the municipality from Maddaloni to Benevento. One station is served by trains on the Benevento – Cancello line.

Community partnerships

Santa Maria a Vico has partnerships with the Spanish city of Caspe in the province of Saragossa and with the French city of Gaillac in the Tarn department .

Individual evidence

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