Santa Maria la Fossa
Encyclopedia
Santa Maria la Fossa is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Caserta
in the Italian
region Campania
, located about 30 km northwest of Naples
and about 15 km west of Caserta
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,751 and an area of 29.5 km².
Santa Maria la Fossa borders the following municipalities: Capua
, Casal di Principe
, Grazzanise
, San Tammaro
.
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 Caserta
Province of Caserta
The Province of Caserta is a province in the Campania region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Caserta. The former royal palace of Caserta is located near to the city.It has an area of 2,639 km², and a total population of 879,342...
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 30 km northwest 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 15 km west of Caserta
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 Campanian Subapennine mountain range...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,751 and an area of 29.5 km².
Santa Maria la Fossa borders the following municipalities: Capua
Capua
Capua is a city and comune in the province of Caserta, Campania, southern Italy, situated 25 km north of Naples, on the northeastern edge of the Campanian plain. Ancient Capua was situated where Santa Maria Capua Vetere is now...
, Casal di Principe
Casal di Principe
Casal di Principe is a comune in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region Campania, located about 25 km northwest of Naples and about 20 km southwest of Caserta....
, Grazzanise
Grazzanise
Grazzanise is a comune in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region Campania, located about 30 km northwest of Naples and about 20 km west of Caserta.-History:...
, San Tammaro
San Tammaro
San Tammaro is a comune in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region Campania, located about 30 km north of Naples and about 9 km west of Caserta...
.