Casal di Principe
Encyclopedia
Casal di Principe is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Caserta
in the Italian
region Campania
, located about 25 km northwest of Naples
and about 20 km southwest of Caserta
.
Casal di Principe is the hometown of several Camorra
criminal clans, such as the Casalesi clan
headed by of Francesco Schiavone
, who was born there. The Camorra has a strong control over the economic life of the town. The Popolo della Libertà former junior minister Nicola Cosentino
, accused in 2010 of camorra allegiance, was born here in 1959.
The town is also famous for the production of buffalo mozzarella, which is exported worldwide.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in the Province of Caserta
Province of Caserta
The Province of Caserta is a province in the Campania region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Caserta. The former royal palace of Caserta is located near to the city.It has an area of 2,639 km², and a total population of 879,342...
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region Campania
Campania
Campania is a region in southern Italy. The region has a population of around 5.8 million people, making it the second-most-populous region of Italy; its total area of 13,590 km² makes it the most densely populated region in the country...
, located about 25 km northwest of Naples
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
and about 20 km southwest of Caserta
Caserta
Caserta is the capital of the province of Caserta in the Campania region of Italy. It is an important agricultural, commercial and industrial comune and city. Caserta is located on the edge of the Campanian plain at the foot of the Campanian Subapennine mountain range...
.
Casal di Principe is the hometown of several Camorra
Camorra
The Camorra is a Mafia-type criminal organization, or secret society, originating in the region of Campania and its capital Naples in Italy. It is one of the oldest and largest criminal organizations in Italy, dating to the 18th century.-Background:...
criminal clans, such as the Casalesi clan
Casalesi clan
The Casalesi clan is a clan within the Camorra, an Italian criminal organization, operating from Casal di Principe in the province of Caserta between Naples and Salerno.Formed by Antonio Bardellino, it is a confederation of clans in the Caserta area...
headed by of Francesco Schiavone
Francesco Schiavone
Francesco Schiavone is a member of the Camorra, the Neapolitan organized crime syndicate, and the head of the Casalesi clan from Casal di Principe in the province of Caserta between Naples and Salerno...
, who was born there. The Camorra has a strong control over the economic life of the town. The Popolo della Libertà former junior minister Nicola Cosentino
Nicola Cosentino
Nicola Cosentino is an Italian politician. He is currently the regional coordinator of Forza Italia in Campania.-Biography:Cosentino was born in Casal di Principe, one of Camorra's strongholds near Naples...
, accused in 2010 of camorra allegiance, was born here in 1959.
The town is also famous for the production of buffalo mozzarella, which is exported worldwide.