Pontelatone
Encyclopedia
Pontelatone is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Caserta
in the Italian
region Campania
, located about 40 km north of Naples
and about 15 km northwest of Caserta
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,847 and an area of 30.4 km². The località
Treglia (also spelled Tregghia), within the confines of the comune of Pontelatone, is the site of ancient city of Trebula
.
Pontelatone borders the following municipalities: Bellona
, Camigliano
, Capua
, Castel di Sasso
, Formicola
, Liberi
, Roccaromana
.
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 40 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 15 km northwest 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...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,847 and an area of 30.4 km². The località
Località
A località, in Italy, is the name given to inhabited places that are not accorded a more significant distinction in administrative law such as a frazione, comune, municipio, circoscrizione, or quartiere. The word is cognate to English locality...
Treglia (also spelled Tregghia), within the confines of the comune of Pontelatone, is the site of ancient city of Trebula
Trebula Balliensis
Trebula or Trebula Balliensis or Trebula Baliensis , was an ancient city of Campania, Italy, the location of which is occupied by the modern village of Treglia in the comune of Pontelatone....
.
Pontelatone borders the following municipalities: Bellona
Bellona (CE)
Bellona is a comune in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region Campania, located about 35 km north of Naples and about 14 km northwest of Caserta.The municipality of Bellona contains the frazione Triflisco....
, Camigliano
Camigliano
Camigliano is a comune in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region Campania, located about 40 km north of Naples and about 15 km northwest of Caserta...
, Capua
Capua
Capua is a city and comune in the province of Caserta, Campania, southern Italy, situated 25 km north of Naples, on the northeastern edge of the Campanian plain. Ancient Capua was situated where Santa Maria Capua Vetere is now...
, Castel di Sasso
Castel di Sasso
Castel di Sasso is a comune in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region Campania, located about 40 km north of Naples and about 14 km northwest of Caserta. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,207 and an area of 20.3 km².Castel di Sasso borders the following...
, Formicola
Formicola
Formicola is a comune in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region Campania, located about 45 km north of Naples and about 20 km northwest of Caserta...
, Liberi
Liberi
Liberi is a comune in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region Campania, located about 45 km north of Naples and about 15 km north of Caserta. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,198 and an area of 17.4 km²....
, Roccaromana
Roccaromana
Roccaromana is a comune in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region Campania, located about 50 km north of Naples and about 25 km northwest of Caserta....
.