Cerreto Sannita
Encyclopedia
Cerreto Sannita is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Benevento
in the Italian
region Campania
, located about 60 km northeast of Naples
and about 25 km northwest of Benevento
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 4,200 and an area of 33.3 km².
Cerreto Sannita borders the following municipalities: Cusano Mutri
, Guardia Sanframondi
, Morcone
, Pietraroja
, Pontelandolfo
, San Lorenzello
, San Lupo
.
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 Benevento
Province of Benevento
The Province of Benevento is a province in the Campania region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Benevento.It has an area of 2,071 km², and a total population of 289,455...
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 60 km northeast 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 25 km northwest of Benevento
Benevento
Benevento is a town and comune of Campania, Italy, capital of the province of Benevento, 50 km northeast of Naples. It is situated on a hill 130 m above sea-level at the confluence of the Calore Irpino and Sabato...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 4,200 and an area of 33.3 km².
Cerreto Sannita borders the following municipalities: Cusano Mutri
Cusano Mutri
Cusano Mutri is a comune in the Province of Benevento in the Italian region Campania, located about 60 km northeast of Naples and about 35 km northwest of Benevento...
, Guardia Sanframondi
Guardia Sanframondi
Guardia Sanframondi is a town and comune in the Province of Benevento, Campania region, Italy. It is best known for the penitential rite held every seven years.-Geography:...
, Morcone
Morcone
Morcone is a comune in the Province of Benevento in the Italian region Campania, located about 70 km northeast of Naples and about 25 km northwest of Benevento...
, Pietraroja
Pietraroja
Pietraroja is a mountain comune , rich of water sources, woods and healthy air, inthe province of Benevento in Campania, southern Italy. It is c. 50 km by car from Benevento, in direction north-west, 83 km from Naples in direction north-east and c...
, Pontelandolfo
Pontelandolfo
Pontelandolfo is an Italian town and comune of 28.91 square kilometers, in the Sannio Hills in the province of Benevento halfway between Naples and Campobasso, with around 3,000 inhabitants.-History:...
, San Lorenzello
San Lorenzello
San Lorenzello is a comune in the Province of Benevento in the Italian region Campania, located northeast of Naples and about 25 km northwest of Benevento....
, San Lupo
San Lupo
San Lupo is the name of a hill town and comune in the province of Benevento, in the Campania region of southern Italy. It is a member of the Titerno "Local Action Group".-Festivals:...
.