Piedimonte Matese

Piedimonte Matese (pronounced [ˌpjɛdiˈmonte maˈteːze, -eːse]) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region of Campania, located about 82 km north of Naples and about 40 km north of Caserta.

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Piedimonte Matese
Comune
Comune di Piedimonte Matese

Coat of arms
Location of Piedimonte Matese
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Coordinates: 41°21′N 14°21′E
Country	Italy
Region	Campania
Province	Caserta (CE)
Frazioni	Sepicciano
Government
• Mayor	Luigi Di Lorenzo^[1]
Area ^[2]
• Total	41.3 km² (15.9 sq mi)
Elevation	165 m (541 ft)
Population (31 March 2017^[3])^[4]
• Total	11,117
• Density	270/km² (700/sq mi)
Demonym	Piedimontesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	81016
Dialing code	0823
Patron saint	St. Marcellino
Saint day	2 June
Website	Official website

Main sights

The church of San Biagio^[6] (15th century) houses late-Gothic frescoes with scenes from the Old and New Testament and histories of St. Blaise. The church of St. Thomas (or St. Dominic) was built in 1414. The Baroque church of San Salvatore was designed by Cosimo Fanzago. The Ducal Palace of Gaetani d'Aragona^[7] has kept some late Renaissance details. Its patron saint is San Marcellino.^[8] The church of Ave Gratia Plena, also known as the Church of the Annunciation (Chiesa dell’Annunziata), retains much of its baroque decoration.