Piedimonte Matese

Piedimonte Matese Italian: Piedimonte Matese, pronounced [pjɛdi'monte maˈteze] is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region of Campania, located about 82 km north of Naples and about 40 km north of Caserta.

Piedimonte Matese
Comune
Comune di Piedimonte Matese
Coat of arms
Location of Piedimonte Matese
Piedimonte Matese
Location of Piedimonte Matese in Italy
Piedimonte Matese
Piedimonte Matese (Campania)
Coordinates: 41°21′N 14°21′E
CountryItaly
RegionCampania
ProvinceCaserta (CE)
FrazioniSepicciano
Government
 • MayorLuigi Di Lorenzo[1]
Area
 • Total41.3 km2 (15.9 sq mi)
Elevation
165 m (541 ft)
Population
 (31 March 2017[3])[4]
 • Total11,117
 • Density270/km2 (700/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Piedimontesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
81016
Dialing code0823
Patron saintSt. Marcellino
Saint day2 June
WebsiteOfficial website

Geography

Piedimonte Matese borders the following municipalities: Alife, Campochiaro, Castello del Matese, Cusano Mutri, Guardiaregia, San Gregorio Matese, San Potito Sannitico and Sant'Angelo d'Alife.[5] Up until 1945, Piedimonte Matese was located within the Province of Benevento. Before 1970 Piedimonte was known as Piedimonte d'Alife.

History

The Matese Legion was a group of 240 Italian volunteers that joined Giuseppe Garibaldi in the war for Italian unification in 1861. It was formed in the Piedimonte D'Alife district, now called Piedimonte Matese, in June 1860, and was officially established on 25 August in the same year.

Main sights

The church of San Biagio (15th century) houses late-Gothic frescoes with scenes from the Old and New Testament and histories of St. Blaise. The church of St. Thomas (or St. Dominic) was built in 1414. The Baroque church of San Salvatore was designed by Cosimo Fanzago. The Ducal Palace of Gaetani d'Aragona has kept some late Renaissance details. Its patron saint is San Marcellino.[6] The church of Ave Gratia Plena, also known as the Church of the Annunciation (Chiesa dell’Annunziata), retains much of its baroque decoration.

The Civic Museum Raffaele Marrocco is an archaeology and arts museum in Piedimonte Matese.

Sports

Based in the Sepicciano area of Piedimonte Matese is the 4,000-seater Stadio Pasqualino Ferrante, a municipal stadium and home of Eccellenza (Molise) club A.S.D. Tre Pini Matese and Promozione (Molise) side F.W.P. Matese.

International relations
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Italy

Piedimonte Matese is twinned with:

References
  1. = https://www.clarusonline.it/2017/06/12/piedimonte-matese-luigi-di-lorenzo-nuovo-sindaco
  2. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  4. "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  5. 41249 Piedimonte Matese on OpenStreetMap
  6. "Piedimonte Matese. Arriva la festa di San Marcellino e un gruppo di fedeli da Seligenstadt • Clarus". www.clarusonline.it (in Italian). Clarus. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.



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