Caserta
Caserta | |
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Location of Caserta | |
| Coordinates: 41°04′N 14°20′E / 41.067°N 14.333°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Campania |
| Province | Caserta (CE) |
| Frazioni | Aldifreda, Briano, Casertavecchia, Casola, Casolla, Centurano, Ercole, Falciano, Garzano, Mezzano, Piedimonte di Casolla, Pozzovetere, Puccianiello, Sala di Caserta, San Benedetto, San Clemente, San Leucio, Santa Barbara, Staturano, Tredici, Tuoro, Vaccheria |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Carlo Marino |
| Area | |
• Total | 54.07 km2 (20.88 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 68 m (223 ft) |
| Population (1 January 2016) | |
• Total | 76,326 |
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Casertani |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 81100 (Caserta), 81020 (Caserta Vecchia, Casola di Caserta) |
| Dialing code | 0823 |
| Patron saint | St. Sebastian and St. Anne |
| Saint day | 20 January and 26 July |
| Website | Official website |
Caserta (Italian: [kaˈzɛrta] ⓘ or [kaˈsɛrta]; Neapolitan: [kaˈsertə]) is the capital of the province of Caserta in the Campania region of Italy. An important agricultural, commercial, and industrial comune and city, Caserta is located 36 kilometres north of Naples on the edge of the Campanian plain at the foot of the Campanian Subapennine mountain range. The city is best known for the 18th-century Bourbon Royal Palace of Caserta.