Falciano del Massico (

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: ) is a ''

comune The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...

'' (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 Italian region

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. The village has a population of c. 3,600 and is located about northwest of

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as well as about northwest 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 ...

. The commune is home to a Regional Natural Preserve pivoting on the Lake Falciano, of volcanic origin.

Politics

Since March 2012 it has been illegal to die in Falciano del Massico.Deaths barred in Italian village
.

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. 13 March 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2012. The current mayor, Giulio Cesare Fava, issued a legal decree stating "It is forbidden, with immediate effect, to all citizens resident in the municipality of Falciano del Massico, and to whoever passes by its territory, to cross the border of earthly life and to enter the afterlife."Italy: Falciano dal Massico Mayor Forbids Citizens from Dying

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. 20 March 2012. Retrieved 21 march 2012. This decree was issued because the commune's cemetery is currently full and the deceased must be buried in the nearby town of

Mondragone Mondragone (Neapolitan language, Campanian: ) is a ''comune'' or municipality in the Province of Caserta in the Italy, Italian region of Campania. It is located about northwest of Naples and about west of Caserta. History In the Middle Ages, it ...

. Mondragone is currently in a long-standing feud with Falciano del Massico, makes citizens pay significantly more for a cemetery plot there. The majority of residents in Falciano del Massico are retirees, and the mayor has requested that they "make every effort not to die until a new cemetery is built for the municipality." By the end of March 2012, two of the older residents had already "defied" the new law.

References

External links

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