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Bellona, Campania

For other uses, see Bellona (disambiguation).
Bellona
Comune
Comune di Bellona
Location of Bellona
Map
Bellona is located in Italy
Bellona
Bellona
Location of Bellona in Italy
Bellona is located in Campania
Bellona
Bellona
Bellona (Campania)
Coordinates: 41°10′N 14°14′E / 41.167°N 14.233°E / 41.167; 14.233
CountryItaly
RegionCampania
ProvinceCaserta (CE)
FrazioniTriflisco
Government
 • MayorFilippo Abbate
Area
[1]
 • Total11.7 km2 (4.5 sq mi)
Elevation
63 m (207 ft)
Population
 (28 February 2017)[2]
 • Total6,071
 • Density520/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
DemonymBellonesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
81041
Dialing code0823
Patron saintSt. Secondinus
Saint dayFirst Tuesday after Easter
WebsiteOfficial website

Bellona is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region Campania, located about 35 kilometres (22 mi) north of Naples and about 14 kilometres (9 mi) northwest of Caserta.

Bellona borders the following municipalities: Camigliano, Capua, Pontelatone, Vitulazio.

History

The town takes its name from the Roman goddess Bellona, who had a temple devoted to her in the area. Recent excavations also have shown the likely presence of another temple of Mercury.

When the Saracens destroyed the ancient Capua in 841, some of their inhabitants moved to the Palmobara hill (the modern Bellon's frazione of Triflisco) founding the town of Sicopoli. This was also destroyed by the Saracens in 856. Bellona continued to be a frazione of Capua until the Napoleonic Age (1806).

On 7 October 1943 German soldiers shot 54 of Bellona's citizens.[3] Italian President Oscar Luigi Scalfaro awarded the town the Golden Medal of Military Valour to reward the town's contribution to the Resistance in World War II.

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.
  3. ^ Carlo Gentile. "Bellona". ns-taeter-italien.org. Retrieved 2024-07-18.


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