Castello di Cisterna
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Castello di Cisterna is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Naples
in the Italian
region Campania
, located about 15 km northeast of Naples
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 6,947 and an area of 4.0 km².
Castello di Cisterna borders the following municipalities: Acerra
, Brusciano
, Pomigliano d'Arco, Somma Vesuviana
.
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 Naples
Province of Naples
The Province of Naples is a province in the Campania region of Italy. Its capital city is Naples, within the province there are 92 Comuni of the Province of Naples.-Demographics:...
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 15 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...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 6,947 and an area of 4.0 km².
Castello di Cisterna borders the following municipalities: Acerra
Acerra
Acerra is a town and comune of Campania, southern Italy, in the Province of Naples, about 20 km northeast of the provincial capital in Naples. It is part of the Agro Acerrano plain.-History:...
, Brusciano
Brusciano
Brusciano is a municpality in the province of Naples, in Italy, on the slopes of Mount Vesuvius. It was completely devastated in AD 79.Situated inland north-east of Naples, 15 km from center city, the ancient town of rural vocation has developed along the way National Puglia, in the stretch...
, Pomigliano d'Arco, Somma Vesuviana
Somma Vesuviana
Somma Vesuviana is a town and comune in the province of Napoli, Campania, Italy.-History:Before the Roman colonization, the area of today's Somma Vesuviana was probably inhabiteed by Italics populations like Samnites and Oscans. Later it became a vacation place for the rich patricians of Rome, who...
.