Sant'Agata de' Goti

Sant'Agata de' Goti is a comune (municipality) and former Catholic bishopric in the Province of Benevento in the Italian region Campania, located about 35 km northeast of Naples and about 25 km west of Benevento near the Monte Taburno.

For the church in Rome, see Sant'Agata de' Goti (church).
Sant'Agata de' Goti
Comune
Comune di Sant'Agata de' Goti
Fortifications of Sant'Agata de' Goti
Location of Sant'Agata de' Goti
Sant'Agata de' Goti
Location of Sant'Agata de' Goti in Italy
Sant'Agata de' Goti
Sant'Agata de' Goti (Campania)
Coordinates: 41°5′N 14°30′E
CountryItaly
RegionCampania
ProvinceProvince of Benevento (BN)
FrazioniBagnoli, Faggiano, San Silvestro, Cantinella, Presta, Sant'Anna, Cerreta, Laiano
Government
 • MayorSalvatore Riccio
Area
 • Total62.9 km2 (24.3 sq mi)
Elevation
156 m (512 ft)
Population
 (1 January 2016)[2]
 • Total11,216
 • Density180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Santagatesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
82019
Dialing code0823
Patron saintSt. Alphonsus Liguori
Saint dayAugust 1
WebsiteOfficial website

History

Sant'Agata is not far from the ancient Samnite town of Saticula.

The 'Goth' part of the town's name does not derive from the (Ostro)Gothic domination of Italy (5th-6th centuries), but from the noble Gascony family De Goth, who held it in the 14th century.

Main sights
  • Cathedral (Duomo), founded in the 10th century, dedicated to the Assumption of Mary. Due to the repeated reconstruction, little remains of the original edifice. The Romanesque crypt shows parts which could belong to several pre-existing buildings, including Roman or earlier ones.
  • Church of Santa Menna (10th century).
  • Castle, used as Ducal Palace.
  • Palace and church of St. Francis (1282).
  • Gothic church of the Annunziata (13th century). It houses 15th-century frescoes, and a diptych of the Annunciation dating to the same age.
  • The Council Room in City Hall was decorated in 1899 by Vincenzo Severino.
Sant'Agata de' Goti seen from above

See also

References
  1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.



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