San Pietro Infine

San Pietro Infine
San Pietro Infine
	Comune
	Comune di San Pietro Infine
	San Pietro Infine Location of San Pietro Infine in Italy
	Coordinates: 41°27′N13°58′E / 41.450°N 13.967°E Coordinates: 41°27′N13°58′E / 41.450°N 13.967°E
Country	Italy
Region	Campania
Province	Caserta (CE)
Government
• Mayor	Mariano Fuoco
Elevation	140 m (460 ft)
Population (31 December 2010) [1]
• Total	988
Demonym(s)	Sanpietresi
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	81050
Dialing code	0823
Website	Official website

Last updated February 20, 2019

San Pietro Infine is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region Campania, located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) northwest of Naples and about 50 kilometres (31 mi) northwest of Caserta. San Pietro Infine borders the following municipalities: Mignano Monte Lungo, San Vittore del Lazio, Venafro.

The comune is a basic administrative division in Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality.

The Province of Caserta is a province in the Campania region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Caserta, situated about 36 kilometres (22 mi) by road north of Naples. The province has an area of 2,651.35 square kilometres (1,023.69 sq mi), and a total population of 924,414 as of 2016. The Palace of Caserta is located near to the city, a former royal residence which was constructed for the Bourbon kings of Naples. It was the largest palace and one of the largest buildings erected in Europe during the 18th century. In 1997, the palace was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Europe. Located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, Italy shares open land borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia and the enclaved microstates San Marino and Vatican City. Italy covers an area of 301,340 km² (116,350 sq mi) and has a largely temperate seasonal and Mediterranean climate. With around 61 million inhabitants, it is the fourth-most populous EU member state and the most populous country in Southern Europe.

History

The area was contented by the Oscans and the Samnites in the 3rd century BC and was colonized by the Romans during the Third Samnite War. The burgh itself has medieval origins and was part of the territories of the Abbey of Monte Cassino.

The Samnites were an ancient Italic people who lived in Samnium in south-central Italy. They became involved in several wars with the Roman Republic until the 1st century BC.

In historiography, ancient Rome is Roman civilization from the founding of the city of Rome in the 8th century BC to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD, encompassing the Roman Kingdom, Roman Republic and Roman Empire until the fall of the western empire. The civilization began as an Italic settlement in the Italian peninsula, dating from the 8th century BC, that grew into the city of Rome and which subsequently gave its name to the empire over which it ruled and to the widespread civilisation the empire developed. The Roman empire expanded to become one of the largest empires in the ancient world, though still ruled from the city, with an estimated 50 to 90 million inhabitants and covering 5.0 million square kilometres at its height in AD 117.

The town was the site of a major military engagement in World War II and, thus, the subject of a well-known war-time documentary about that battle, The Battle of San Pietro , directed by John Huston. The modern town is actually a rebuilt version, with the older and original town — a few hundred meters away — having been totally destroyed in the war.

The Battle of San Pietro Infine was a major engagement from 8–17 December 1943, in the Italian Campaign of World War II involving Allied forces attacking from the south against heavily fortified positions of the German "Winter Line" in and around the town of San Pietro Infine, just south of Monte Cassino about halfway between Naples and Rome. The eventual Allied victory in the battle was crucial in the ultimate drive to the north to liberate Rome. The battle is also remembered as the first in which the troops of the Royal Italian Army fought as co-belligerents of the Allies following the armistice with Italy. The original town of San Pietro Infine was destroyed in the battle; the modern, rebuilt town of the same name is located a few hundred meters away.

World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. The vast majority of the world's countries—including all the great powers—eventually formed two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis. A state of total war emerged, directly involving more than 100 million people from over 30 countries. The major participants threw their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities behind the war effort, blurring the distinction between civilian and military resources. World War II was the deadliest conflict in human history, marked by 50 to 85 million fatalities, most of whom were civilians in the Soviet Union and China. It included massacres, the genocide of the Holocaust, strategic bombing, premeditated death from starvation and disease, and the only use of nuclear weapons in war.

The Battle of San Pietro is a documentary film directed by John Huston about the Battle of San Pietro Infine sixty miles from Naples during World War II. It was shot by Jules Buck. It was released in the U.S. in 1945 but shown to U.S. troops earlier.

Main sights

Church of San Michele, with a 16th-century portal.
Arch of the Barons, in Gothic style. It was probably the entrance of an ancient castle.
Church of Madonna of the Water.

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References

↑ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.

External links

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[istat-1] All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.

San Pietro Infine
Comune
Comune di San Pietro Infine

San Pietro Infine Location of San Pietro Infine in Italy
Coordinates: 41°27′N13°58′E / 41.450°N 13.967°E / 41.450; 13.967 Coordinates: 41°27′N13°58′E / 41.450°N 13.967°E / 41.450; 13.967
Country	Italy
Region	Campania
Province	Caserta (CE)
Government
• Mayor	Mariano Fuoco
Elevation	140 m (460 ft)
Population (31 December 2010)^[1]
• Total	988
Demonym(s)	Sanpietresi
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	81050
Dialing code	0823
Website	Official website