Piedimonte Matese is a comune

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

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 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 north 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 30 km north 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...

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Piedimonte Matese borders the following municipalities: Alife

Alife (CE)

Alife is a town and comune in the province of Caserta , Italy. It is located in the Volturno valley, and is a flourishing center of agricultural production.-Ancient history:...

, Campochiaro

Campochiaro

Campochiaro is a comune in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region Molise, located about 20 km southwest of Campobasso...

, Castello del Matese

Castello del Matese

Castello del Matese is a comune in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region Campania, located about 60 km north of Naples and about 35 km north of Caserta.-External links:*...

, 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...

, Guardiaregia

Guardiaregia

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, San Gregorio Matese

San Gregorio Matese

San Gregorio Matese is a comune in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region Campania, located about 60 km north of Naples and about 35 km north of Caserta...

, San Potito Sannitico

San Potito Sannitico

San Potito Sannitico is a comune in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region Campania, located about 60 km north of Naples and about 30 km north of Caserta...

, Sant'Angelo d'Alife

Sant'Angelo d'Alife

Sant'Angelo d'Alife is a comune in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region Campania, located about 60 km north of Naples and about 35 km north of Caserta...

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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

Cosimo Fanzago

Cosimo Fanzago was an Italian architect and sculptor, generally considered the greatest such artist of the Baroque period in Naples, Italy.-Biography:...

. The Ducal Palace of Gaetani d'Aragona has kept some late Renaissance details.

External links

• Piedimonte Matese 2010