Santa Maria a Vico
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Country | Italy | |
region | Campania | |
province | Caserta (CE) | |
Coordinates | 41 ° 2 ′ N , 14 ° 29 ′ 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
- ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.