Sant'Agata de' Goti

For the church in Rome, see Sant'Agata de' Goti (church).
Sant'Agata de' Goti
Comune
Comune di Sant'Agata de' Goti
Fortifications of Sant'Agata de' Goti
Fortifications of Sant'Agata de' Goti
Location of Sant'Agata de' Goti
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Sant'Agata de' Goti is located in Italy
Sant'Agata de' Goti
Sant'Agata de' Goti
Location of Sant'Agata de' Goti in Italy
Sant'Agata de' Goti is located in Campania
Sant'Agata de' Goti
Sant'Agata de' Goti
Sant'Agata de' Goti (Campania)
Coordinates: 41°5′N 14°30′E / 41.083°N 14.500°E / 41.083; 14.500
CountryItaly
RegionCampania
ProvinceProvince of Benevento (BN)
FrazioniBagnoli, Faggiano, San Silvestro, Cantinella, Presta, Sant'Anna, Cerreta, Laiano
Government
 • MayorSalvatore Riccio
Area
[1]
 • Total
62.9 km2 (24.3 sq mi)
Elevation
156 m (512 ft)
Population
 (1 January 2016)[2]
 • Total
11,216
 • Density180/km2 (460/sq mi)
DemonymSantagatesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
82019
Dialing code0823
Patron saintSt. Alphonsus Liguori
Saint dayAugust 1
WebsiteOfficial website

Sant'Agata de' Goti is a comune (municipality) and former Catholic bishopric in the Province of Benevento in the Italian region Campania, located about 35 km (22 mi) northeast of Naples and about 25 km (16 mi) west of Benevento near the Monte Taburno.

History

Sant'Agata is not far from the ancient Samnite town of Saticula.

The "Goths" (Italian: Goti) part of the town's name does not derive from the (Ostro) Gothic domination of Italy (5th–6th centuries), but from the noble Gascon De Goth family, who held it in the 14th century.

Main sights

  • Cathedral (Duomo), founded in the 10th century, dedicated to the Assumption of Mary. Due to the repeated reconstruction, little remains of the original edifice. The Romanesque crypt shows parts which could belong to several pre-existing buildings, including Roman or earlier ones.
  • Church of San Menna (10th century).
  • Castle, used as Ducal Palace.
  • Palace and church of St. Francis (1282).
  • Gothic church of the Annunziata (13th century). It houses 15th-century frescoes, and a diptych of the Annunciation dating to the same age.
  • The Council Room in City Hall was decorated in 1899 by Vincenzo Severino.
Sant'Agata de' Goti seen from above

See also

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
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