San Nazzaro 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 Benevento in the
Italian 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 60 km 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 12 km southeast of
Benevento
Benevento (, , ; la, Beneventum) is a city and ''comune'' of Campania, Italy, capital of the province of Benevento, northeast of Naples. It is situated on a hill above sea level at the confluence of the Calore Irpino (or Beneventano) and the ...
.
San Nazzaro borders the following comunes:
Apice
Apice is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Benevento in the Italian region Campania, located about 70 km northeast of Naples and about 13 km east of Benevento.
Apice borders the following municipalities: Ariano Irpino, Bon ...
,
Calvi,
Mirabella Eclano
Mirabella Eclano is an Italian town and ''comune'' of the province of Avellino, in the Southern Italian Campania region. its population was of 7,904.
History
The Roman site of Aeclanum once stood nearby. It is now an archaeological park and li ...
,
Pietradefusi
Pietradefusi (; nap, 'A Preta, label=Irpinian dialect, Irpino) is a comune in the province of Avellino, Campania, Italy.
History
According to some scholars, Pietradefusi lies on the site of the ancient ''Fusolae'', a town cited by Livy as an al ...
,
San Giorgio del Sannio
San Giorgio del Sannio (formerly '' San Giorgo alla Montagna'' or '' San Giorgio la Montagna'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Benevento in the Italian region Campania, located about 60 km northeast of Naples and about 9&nbs ...
,
Venticano
Venticano ( Irpinian: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Avellino, Campania, southern Italy.
Twin towns
* Ferrara
Ferrara (, ; egl, Fràra ) is a city and ''comune'' in Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy, capital of the Province of Ferr ...
.
History
Up until 1958, San Nazzaro formed a single commune with present-day
Calvi, named San Nazzaro Calvi.
References
External links
Official website
Cities and towns in Campania
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