Castel Campagnano (

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: ) is a ''

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'' (municipality) in the

Province of Caserta The Province of Caserta ( it, Provincia di Caserta) is a province in the Campania region of southern Italy. Its capital is the city of Caserta, situated about by road north of Naples. The province has an area of , and had a total population of 9 ...

in the

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region

Campania Campania (, also , , , ) is an administrative Regions of Italy, region of Italy; most of it is in the south-western portion of the Italian peninsula (with the Tyrrhenian Sea to its west), but it also includes the small Phlegraean Islands and the i ...

, located about northeast of

Naples Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...

and about northeast of

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 Camp ...

. Castel Campagnano borders the municipalities of

Caiazzo Caiazzo (also Cajazzo) (Campanian: ) is a city and ''comune'' in the province of Caserta (Campania) in Italy. It is located on the right bank of the Volturnus, some northeast of Capua. History The ancient Caiatia was already in the hands of the ...

and Ruviano in the province of Caserta, and

Amorosi Amorosi is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Benevento in the Italy, Italian region Campania, located about 45 km northeast of Naples and about 30 km northwest of Benevento. As of 1 January 2020, it had a population of 2,709 ...

Dugenta Dugenta (Campanian: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Benevento in the Italian region Campania, located about northeast of Naples and about west of Benevento. Dugenta borders the following municipalities: Castel Campagnano, ...

Limatola Limatola is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Benevento in the Italy, Italian region Campania, located about 35 km northeast of Naples and about 30 km west of Benevento. Limatola borders the following municipalities: Caiazz ...

Melizzano Melizzano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Benevento in the Italian region Campania, located about 45 km northeast of Naples and about 25 km west of Benevento. Melizzano borders the following municipalities: Amorosi, C ...

in the

province of Benevento The Province of Benevento ( it, Provincia di Benevento) is a province in the Campania region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Benevento. Geography The province has an area of 2,071 km2, and, , a total population of 279,308. There are 78 ...

. Castel Campagnano is a small agricultural center located on the right bank of the river

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, near

. The surrounding hills are characterised by vineyards, olive trees and dense vegetation. The

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of Squille is south of the municipal area. Today, Castel Campagnano's economy revolves mostly around agriculture, small industries and tourism.

Main sights

*Castle *Parish of St. Mary of the Snow. The present building was renovated in 1753, and has a single nave. *Church of Sant'Angelo

Culture

A wine and oil festival is held in two days in June.

References

Cities and towns in Campania {{Campania-geo-stub