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Raviscanina 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
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region
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, located about north 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 north 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 ...
. Raviscanina borders the following municipalities:
Ailano Ailano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region Campania, located about north of Naples and about northwest of Caserta Caserta () is the capital of the province of Caserta in the Campania region of Ital ...
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Pietravairano Pietravairano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of Caserta in the Italian region Campania, located about north of Naples and about northwest of Caserta Caserta () is the capital of the province of Caserta in the Campania region ...
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Prata Sannita Prata Sannita is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region Campania, located about north of Naples and about northwest of Caserta. Prata Sannita borders the following municipalities: Ailano, Ciorlano, Fonteg ...
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Sant'Angelo d'Alife Sant'Angelo d'Alife is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region Campania, located about north of Naples and about north of Caserta. Sant'Angelo d'Alife borders the following municipalities: Alife, Baia e La ...
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Vairano Patenora Vairano Patenora is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region Campania, located about north of Naples and about northwest of Caserta. Geography Variano borders with the municipalities of Ailano, Caianello, M ...
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Valle Agricola Valle Agricola is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region Campania, located about north of Naples and about north of Caserta. Valle Agricola borders the following municipalities: Letino, Prata Sannita, Ravis ...
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History

The city was the fief of Count
Richard of Rupecanina Richard (flourished 1131–1148) was the Italo-Norman count of Rupecanina (today Raviscanina). Richard was a son of Count Robert of Alife and Gaitelgrima, younger brother of Count Rainulf II of Alife and brother-in-law of Duke William II of Apul ...
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Main sights

In the nearby are the ruins of the castle of Rupecanina, built by the
Normans The Normans (Norman language, Norman: ''Normaunds''; french: Normands; la, Nortmanni/Normanni) were a population arising in the medieval Duchy of Normandy from the intermingling between Norsemen, Norse Viking settlers and indigenous West Fran ...
over a pre-existing Samnite fortress.


References

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