Country Italy Demonym(s) Piedimontesi Area 41.3 km² Local time Friday 2:53 PM Postal code 81016 | Elevation 165 m (541 ft) Time zone CET (UTC+1) Dialling code 0823 | |
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Weather 21°C, Wind SW at 13 km/h, 45% Humidity | ||
Piedimonte Matese Italian: Piedimonte Matese, [pjɛdi'monte maˈteze] is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region of Campania, located about 82 km (49 miles) north of Naples and about 40 km (24 miles) north of Caserta.
Contents
- Map of 81016 Piedimonte Matese Province of Caserta Italy
- Main sights
- Sports
- International relations
- References
Map of 81016 Piedimonte Matese, Province of Caserta, Italy
Piedimonte Matese borders the following municipalities: Alife, Campochiaro, Castello del Matese, Cusano Mutri, Guardiaregia, San Gregorio Matese, San Potito Sannitico, Sant'Angelo d'Alife. Up until 1945, Piedimonte Matese was located within the Province of Benevento. Before 1970 Piedimonte was known as Piedimonte d'Alife.
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. The Ducal Palace of Gaetani d'Aragona has kept some late Renaissance details. Its patron saint is San Marcellino.
Sports
Based in the Sepicciano area of Piedimonte Matese is the 4,000-seater Stadio Pasqualino Ferrante, a municipal stadium and home of Eccellenza (Molise) club A.S.D. Tre Pini Matese and Promozione (Molise) side F.W.P. Matese.
International relations
Piedimonte Matese is twinned with: