San Nazzaro
Encyclopedia
San Nazzaro is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Benevento
in the Italian
region Campania
, located about 60 km northeast of Naples
and about 12 km southeast of Benevento
.
San Nazzaro borders the following comunes: Apice
, Calvi
, Mirabella Eclano
, Pietradefusi
, San Giorgio del Sannio
, Venticano
.
, named San Nazzaro Calvi.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in the Province of Benevento
Province of Benevento
The Province of Benevento is a province in the Campania region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Benevento.It has an area of 2,071 km², and a total population of 289,455...
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region Campania
Campania
Campania is a region in southern Italy. The region has a population of around 5.8 million people, making it the second-most-populous region of Italy; its total area of 13,590 km² makes it the most densely populated region in the country...
, located about 60 km northeast of Naples
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
and about 12 km southeast of Benevento
Benevento
Benevento is a town and comune of Campania, Italy, capital of the province of Benevento, 50 km northeast of Naples. It is situated on a hill 130 m above sea-level at the confluence of the Calore Irpino and Sabato...
.
San Nazzaro borders the following comunes: Apice
Apice
Apice is a comune in the Province of Benevento in the Italian region Campania, located about 70 km northeast of Naples and about 13 km east of Benevento...
, Calvi
Calvi
Calvi is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica.It is the seat of the Canton of Calvi, which contains Calvi and one other commune, Lumio...
, Mirabella Eclano
Mirabella Eclano
Mirabella Eclano is a town and comune of the province of Avellino in the Campania region of Italy.-Geography:Mirabella is located 46 kilometers away from the provincial capital of Avellino....
, Pietradefusi
Pietradefusi
-History:According to some scholars, Pietradefusi lies on the site of the ancient Fusolae, a town cited by Livy as an allied of Hannibal during the Punic Wars, and which was later destroyed by the Romans....
, San Giorgio del Sannio
San Giorgio del Sannio
San Giorgio del Sannio is a comune in the Province of Benevento in the Italian region Campania, located about 60 km northeast of Naples and about 9 km southeast of Benevento...
, Venticano
Venticano
Venticano is a town and comune in the province of Avellino, Campania, Italy....
.
History
Up until 1958, San Nazzaro formed a single commune with present day CalviCalvi
Calvi is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica.It is the seat of the Canton of Calvi, which contains Calvi and one other commune, Lumio...
, named San Nazzaro Calvi.