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Mondragone

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Country
  
Italy

Province / Metropolitan city
  
Caserta (CE)

Elevation
  
10 m (30 ft)

Area
  
54.4 km²

Local time
  
Thursday 6:44 AM

Dialling code
  
0823

Region
  
Campania

Frazioni
  
Levagnole, Pescopagano

Demonym(s)
  
Mondragonesi

Province
  
Province of Caserta

Postal code
  
81034

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Weather
  
7°C, Wind N at 0 km/h, 69% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Lido Dragon Beach, Museo Civico Archeologico Biagio Greco, Palazzo Ducale

Mondragone is a comune or municipality in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region of Campania. It is located about 45 kilometres (28 mi) northwest of Naples and about 40 kilometres (25 mi) west of Caserta.

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Map of 81034 Mondragone Province of Caserta, Italy

History

The first historical population of the area was the Aurunci. In 375, during the late Roman Empire, a village known as Petrinum was founded after an earthquake had destroyed the nearby town of Sinuessa. In the Middle Ages, it was occupied by the Normans who built (or re-built) an important castle here.

Main sights

  • Ruins of Sinuessa
  • Torre del Paladino, a 1st-century BC mausoleum.
  • Rocca or castle, built between the 8th and the 9th centuries. It was later modified by the Aragonese
  • Monastery of Sant'Anna al Monte
  • Sanctuary of the Belvedere, c. 13th century

    • References

    Mondragone Wikipedia
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