Casamicciola Terme

Casamicciola Terme is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Naples in the Italian region Campania, located in the northern part of the Ischia Island.

Casamicciola Terme
Comune
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Coordinates: 40°45′N 13°55′E
Country	Italy
Region	Campania
Metropolitan city	Naples (NA)
Government
• Mayor	Giovan Battista Castagna
Area [1]
• Total	5.6 km2 (2.2 sq mi)
Population  (1 January 2015)[2]
• Total	8,363
• Density	1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi)
Demonym	Casamicciolesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	80074
Dialing code	081
Patron saint	St. Mary Magdalene
Saint day	22 July
Website	Official website

Geography

Casamicciola Terme borders the following municipalities: Barano d'Ischia, Forio, Ischia, Lacco Ameno, Serrara Fontana.

History

The 1883 earthquake inflicted heavy damage in Casamicciola

In 1883, an earthquake struck the northern part of Ischia. Despite the moderate magnitude of 4.2–5.5, many buildings in the across the island were totally destroyed.^[3] The city was heavily damaged—many homes and businesses were demolished.^[4] At least 2,313 people were killed—1,784 people died in the city alone.^[5]

On 21 August 2017 was hit by a 4.3 magnitude earthquake, killing two people wounding 42 more, and causing damage to some houses.^[6] On 26 November 2022 strong rainfall led to a landslide killing of 12 lives and left over 200 people homeless. The severe landslide caused the destruction or damage of numerous buildings in Casamicciola.^[7][8][9]

Main sights

• Church of Sant'Antonio al Mortito

Notable people

• The Swiss-born physician Jacques Etienne Chevalley de Rivaz who had a famous sanatorium in Casamicciola and lived there from 1830 until his death in 1863. He was made an honorary citizen of Casamicciola in 1837 for his work in halting a cholera outbreak in nearby Forio.^[10]

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. Kozák, Jan; Čermák, Vladimír (2010). Two Earthquakes in Italy: Ischia 1881 and Casamicciola 1883. In: The Illustrated History of Natural Disasters (PDF). Springer, Dordrecht. pp. 155–156. doi:10.1007/978-90-481-3325-3_34. ISBN 978-90-481-3325-3.
4. F. Bramerini; S. Castenetto; E. Cubellis; M. G. Martini; M. Rebuffat; P. Soddu (1995). "Earthquake, GIS and multimedia. The 1883 Casamicciola earthquake". Annals of Geophysics. 38 (5–6). doi:10.4401/ag-4085.
5. National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (1998). Il terremoto del 28 luglio 1883 a Casamicciola nell'isola d'Ischia la cronaca, il contesto fisico, storico e sociale, i soccorsi, la ricostruzione e le fonti documentarie del primo grande terremoto dopo l'unità d'Italia (in Italian). Istituto Poligrafico dello Stato. ISBN 8824037321.
6. "Terremoto a Ischia, due vittime. Crolla abitazione, famiglia tratta in salvo. I feriti sono 42". 21 August 2017.
7. "Frana a Ischia, ultime news. Si cercano i dispersi, Procura indaga su vecchi allarmi". Sky News 24. 29 November 2022.
8. Pianigiani, Gaia (2022-12-03). "Landslide Tragedy Turns Italy's Focus to Illegal Construction". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
9. Pianigiani, Gaia (2022-12-03). "Landslide Tragedy Turns Italy's Focus to Illegal Construction". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-01-31.
10. De Renzi, Salvatore (May 2013). "Ricorre il 1° dicembre 2013 il 150° anniversario della morte del dottor Jacques Etienne Chevalley de Rivaz". La Rassegna d'Ischia, pp. 50–53 (in Italian)

External links

Media related to Casamicciola Terme at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website