Alvignano | |
Official Name: | Comune di Alvignano |
Coordinates: | 41.25°N 34°W |
Region: | Campania |
Province: | Caserta (CE) |
Frazioni: | Angiolilli, Annunziata, Faraoni, Marcianofreddo, Notarpaoli, Petrilli, Piazza, Rasignano, San Mauro, San Nicola |
Mayor: | Angelo Francesco Marcucci |
Area Total Km2: | 38.13 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 4746 |
Population As Of: | 31 March 2017 |
Population Demonym: | Alvignanesi |
Elevation M: | 132 |
Saint: | St. Ferdinand of Aragon |
Day: | Second Sunday in July |
Postal Code: | 81012 |
Area Code: | 0823 |
Alvignano is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region Campania, located about 45km (28miles) north of Naples and about 25km (16miles) north of Caserta, at the foot of the Monti Trebulani.
Its main attractions are the Basilica of Santa Maria di Cubulteria, a rare example of Lombard architecture (8th and 9th centuries) and the Aragonese Castle.
Nearby is the ancient town of Compulteria.