Caserta

Caserta
Ca·ser·ta (kə-zĕrʹtə, kä-zĕrʹtä)
A city of southern Italy north-northeast of Naples. German World War II forces in Italy surrendered to the Allies here on April 29, 1945. Population: 66,754.

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Italy
 city, Campania regione, southern Italy, north of Naples. The old town (Caserta Vecchia), founded by the Lombards in the 8th century, lies on hills 3 miles (5 km) north-northeast of the modern city, which was a village known as Torre belonging to the Caetani family of Sermoneta until the construction there of the Bourbon Royal Palace in the 18th century. San Leucio, 2 miles (3 km) north, is a village founded by Ferdinand IV, king of Naples, in 1789; it has large silk factories. In the Italian Risorgimento (movement for political unity), the Battle of the Volturno (1860), in which the nationalist leader Giuseppe Garibaldi defeated the Neapolitan forces, was fought around Caserta. In World War II the royal palace served for a time as the headquarters of the Allied command, and the surrender of the German army in Italy was signed there on April 29, 1945. The palace (1752–74), with a richly decorated interior including a sumptuous chapel and theatre, stands in an extensive park with famous gardens.

      On the main railway lines from Naples to Foggia and Rome, Caserta is an agricultural trade centre with food-processing and glassmaking industries. Pop. (2006 est.) mun., 79,432.

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