Rocchetta e Croce
Encyclopedia
Rocchetta e Croce is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Caserta
in the Italian
region Campania
, located about 45 km north of Naples
and about 25 km northwest of Caserta
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 517 and an area of 12.9 km².
Rocchetta e Croce borders the following municipalities: Calvi Risorta
, Formicola
, Giano Vetusto
, Pietramelara
, Riardo
, Teano
.
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 45 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 25 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 517 and an area of 12.9 km².
Rocchetta e Croce borders the following municipalities: Calvi Risorta
Calvi Risorta
Calvi Risorta is a comune in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region Campania, located across the Via Casilina about 40 km northwest of Naples and about 25 km northwest of Caserta....
, 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...
, Giano Vetusto
Giano Vetusto
Giano Vetusto is a comune in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region Campania, located about 40 km north of Naples and about 20 km northwest of Caserta....
, Pietramelara
Pietramelara
Pietramelara 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. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 4,594 and an area of 23.9 km².Pietramelara borders the following...
, Riardo
Riardo
Riardo 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. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,494 and an area of 16.6 km².Riardo borders the following municipalities:...
, Teano
Teano
Teano is a town and comune of Campania, Italy, in the province of Caserta, 30 km north-west of that town on the main line to Rome from Naples. It stands at the south-east foot of an extinct volcano, Rocca Monfina.- Ancient times and Middle Ages:...
.