Cerreto Sannita

Cerreto Sannita
Comune di Cerreto Sannita
Location of Cerreto Sannita
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Cerreto Sannita is located in Italy
Cerreto Sannita
Cerreto Sannita
Location of Cerreto Sannita in Italy
Cerreto Sannita is located in Campania
Cerreto Sannita
Cerreto Sannita
Cerreto Sannita (Campania)
Coordinates: 41°17′N 14°33′E / 41.283°N 14.550°E / 41.283; 14.550
CountryItaly
RegionCampania
ProvinceBenevento (BN)
Government
 • MayorGiovanni Parente
Area
[1]
 • Total
33.35 km2 (12.88 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
277 m (909 ft)
Population
 (1 January 2020)[3]
 • Total
3,741
 • Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
DemonymCerretesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
82032
Dialing code0824
ISTAT code062023
Patron saintAnthony of Padua[4]
Saint day13 June
Websitewww.comune.cerretosannita.bn.it

Cerreto Sannita (Italian pronunciation: [tʃerˈreːto sanˈniːta]; Campanian: Cerrìte [tʃərˈriːtə]) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Benevento in the Italian region Campania, located about 60 km northeast of Naples and about 25 km northwest of Benevento.

Cerreto Sannita borders the following municipalities: Cusano Mutri, Guardia Sanframondi, Morcone, Pietraroja, Pontelandolfo, San Lorenzello, San Lupo.

The town was completely destroyed by the 1688 Sannio earthquake, and rebuilt in a different position.[5]

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. ^ "Cerreto Sannita". Tuttitalia (in Italian).
  3. ^ "Resident population". Istat. 1 January 2020. Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Comune di Cerreto Sannita". Comuni di Italia. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  5. ^ "I terremoti nella STORIA: Il grande terremoto del Sannio del 5 giugno 1688". INGVterremoti (in Italian). INGV. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2017.



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